Information for Students

Students are at the heart of everything we do, and after hearing feedback through the Student Experience Action Plan, we're excited to announce the switch to a new Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas. Students use a LMS to manage their course materials, submit assignments, check their learning progress and more.

Moving to Canvas

Canvas offers enhanced accessibility, an intuitive mobile-friendly design and personalized learning tools and more. This change aligns with the U of A’s commitment to innovative learning, academic flexibility and a student-centered environment.

This transition will affect more than 60,000 students and instructors. To ensure a smooth transition, both Canvas and eClass will run in parallel through Fall 2025. By Fall 2025, eClass will be placed in read-only mode for all credit and non-credit courses. People will still have access to their course content in eClass (read-only) under the current archive policy. This allows for a phased transition to Canvas.

Students may have classes in both Canvas and eClass in Fall 2024. Instructors will let students know where courses are hosted, and students are encouraged to check both Canvas and eClass.

Get started with Canvas

Students who have Fall 2024 courses in Canvas should follow this checklist to get started.

  1. Login to Canvas at canvas.ualberta.ca with your CCID
    Your Campus Computing ID (CCID) is your main portal to accessing Canvas and many other campus applications like Bear Tracks, Email & Apps, and more.
  2. Get familiar with the in-app Canvas resources portal
    Canvas offers on-demand learning resources including in-app tutorials, guides and more.
  3. Optional: Review the quick start guide
    • Using Canvas (For Students) has tips on finding your way around the U of A Canvas web app, including the Dashboard, the Global Navigation menu, and how to navigate between courses
  4. Optional: Watch the Student Video Guides
    • Canvas offers many short videos to walk you through each step of using Canvas from submitting assignments to viewing your grades to changing your notification settings.
  5. Need technical support? Contact eclass@ualberta.ca.

Log in to Canvas Log in to eClass

Download the app

For more information on downloading Canvas to your mobile devices, visit Canvas' tutorials on downloading the app on iOS or on Android devices.