February 2026 Features & Releases

Canvas Features & Releases February 2026

Use the links below to learn more about topics that interest you or may help with day-to-day tasks.

Upcoming Canvas Changes

1. March 21, 2026
   
1. Breaking Changes: User-Agent Header Enforcement
2. March 25, 2026
   
1. Depreciation: Removal of Unauthenticated File Access
   
3. April 18, 2026
   
1. Breaking Changes: Improving Canvas Infrastructure with a Content Delivery Network (CDN)

New Features

1. Assignments
   
1. Document Processing App
   
2. Canvas Apps
   
1. Availability and Exceptions
   
2. Sub-account Apps and Monitor Access
   
3. Courses
   
1. Accessibility Checker
   
4. New Quizzes
   
1. Native Canvas Integration Production Environment Availability [Feature is currently delayed in production environments and will be included in a future release.]
   
2. Survey Results Visibility
   
3. Export Survey Responses

Other Updates

1. Canvas Apps
   
1. Updated Apps Page Text for Sub-Accounts
   
2. Developer Keys
   
1. Canvas Apps Link
   
3. Navigation
   
1. Lucid Placement Updates

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Canvas Deploy Notes:

February 18, 2026

Updated Features

1. Navigation
   
1. Small Screen Global Navigation Branding Updated [Feature is currently delayed in production and beta environments and will be included in future deploy.]
   

January 28, 2026

Updated Features

1. Canvas Apps
   
1. Tool Icon Customization for Admins
   
2. Courses
   
1. Concluded Courses and Blueprint Associations
   
3. Gradebook
   
1. Status Icons for Accessibility
   
4. Reports
   
1. User Access Token Report Options Updated
   
5. Settings
   
1. Granular User Profile Editing Permissions
   

Other Updates

1. ePortfolios
   
1. Canvas Native ePortfolios Legacy Transition Updates
   

Feature Preview Change Log Updates

1. IgniteAI Generator for Rubrics
   
1. Updated Rubric Point Distribution
   
   

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