What is the Calendar?

The Calendar in Canvas is a global feature, meaning all users no matter their course roles can see all course assignments and events in one place. The Calendar automatically syncs with other features in Canvas, such as Assignments and Quizzes, so creating, changing, or deleting an Assignment or Quiz due date will be reflected in the Calendar. You can also change dates easily by dragging and dropping Calendar entries from one date to another--these changes will then be reflected in the original Assignment. A screenshot of the Canvas Calendar with numbered labels showing areas of interest.

A screenshot of the Canvas Calendar with numbered labels showing areas of interest.

Access the Calendar by clicking the Calendar icon in the global navigation bar.
Filter your calendars by clicking the color-coded boxes in your Calendars list. Your personal calendar is always at the top.
Add an Event, Assignment or Appointment Group to any of your calendars.
Change your Calendar view.
An event added to your personal calendar will only be seen by you.
An assignment with a due date added to a course will display on the Calendar, color-coded appropriately for that course and showing the Assignment icon.
A quiz with a due date added to a course will display on the Calendar, color-coded appropriately for that course and displaying the Quiz icon.
Appointment groups are a way for you to set office hours or other timeslots that students can then sign up for, and will display color-coded for the appropriate calendar.

What can an Instructor use the Calendar for?

View and create activities in your course as well as events and personal reminders; you can also filter the calendar view to only see specific calendars
Quickly add Assignments to a blank course. Fill in the details of those Assignments later
Adjust the dates of Assignments that have been imported from previous terms. Canvas makes it easy to drag and drop events across multiple months
Copy the iCal feed for all of your courses and import it to a preferred personal Calendar, such as Google or Outlook
Schedule appointments with students using the Scheduler

How can Students use the Calendar?

View their upcoming course events and assignments.
Create personal reminders.
View course calendars and group calendars.
Sign up for appointments and office hours with instructors.
Filter the calendar view to only see specific calendars.
Copy the iCal feed for all of your courses and import it to a preferred personal Calendar, such as Google or Outlook.

Calendars Help for Instructors

Viewing your Calendars

Adding or Editing Assignments and Events

How do I add an event to a course calendar?
How do I add an event to my personal calendar as an instructor?
How do I add and duplicate an event in the Calendar as an instructor?
How do I add an assignment from the Calendar?
How do I edit an event or assignment in the Calendar?
How do I set a different event date for each section in a course calendar?

Using the Scheduler to Create Appointment Groups

How do I add a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar?
How do I view or edit a Scheduler appointment group in a course calendar?
How do I remove students from a Scheduler appointment in a course calendar?

Using the Calendar Feed

How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe to an external calendar as an instructor?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as an instructor?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook as an instructor?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook.com as an instructor?

Calendars Help for Students

How do I use the Calendar as a student?
How do I filter the Calendar view by course as a student?
How do I view the Calendar iCal feed to subscribe to an external calendar as a student?
How do I add an event to my calendar as a student?
How do I add a to-do item in the Calendar as a student?
How do I add and duplicate an event in the Calendar as a student?
How do I view a group calendar?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook as a student?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Outlook.com as a student?
How do I subscribe to the Calendar feed using Google Calendar as a student?
How do I sign up for a Scheduler appointment in the Calendar?