Canvas User Roles and Permissions

At-A-Glance

updated on 1-31-2025

Review the permission details for each role

Permission Student Class Assistant Teacher Associate Teacher Librarian Observer
Analytics – view pages
Announcements – view
Assignments and Quizzes- add / edit / delete
Conversations- send messages to entire class
Conversations – send messages to individual course members
Course Calendar – add / edit / delete events
Course Content- add / edit / delete
Course Files- add / edit / delete
Course Sections- add / edit / delete
Course State – manage
Courses – change visibility
Courses – view usage reports
Discussions – create
Discussions – moderate
Discussions – post
Discussions – view
Grades – edit
Grades- select final grade for moderation
Grades – view all grades
Grades – view audit trail
Groups – add / edit / delete
Groups – view all student groups
LTI – add / edit / delete
Learning Outcomes- add / edit / delete
Learning Outcomes – import
Manage Pages
Question banks – view and link
Rubrics – add / edit / delete
SIS Data – read
Student Collaborations – create
Users – add / remove students in courses
Users – add / remove teachers, course designers, or TAs in courses
Users – view list
Users – view login IDs
Users- view primary email address
Web Conferences – create
View Usage Reports

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Last Updated January 31, 2025