Canvas Course Role Permissions Comparison
This document is designed as a quick reference for default course role permission settings. Course role permissions can be managed in the Permissions page.
Permissions are listed alphabetically, matching the order in the Canvas UI. Each permission includes the following information:
- The default status (enabled/disabled) for default user roles in Canvas
- A non-editable status is indicated by an asterisk*.
|
Permission |
Student |
TA |
Teacher |
Designer |
Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Analytics - view pages |
✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * | ✖️ * |
|
Announcements - view |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
|
Conversations - send messages to entire class |
✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Conversations - send messages to individual course members |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Course Calendar - add/edit/delete |
✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Courses - change visibility |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
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 - view all student groups |
✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Item Banks - manage accounts |
✖️ * | ✖️ * | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Item Banks - share with subaccount |
✖️ * | ✖️ * | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Learning Outcomes - add/edit/delete |
✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Learning Outcomes - import |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Manage Assignments and Quizzes |
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|
Assignment and Quizzes - add |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Assignment and Quizzes - delete |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Assignment and Quizzes - edit |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Manage Course Files |
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|
Manage Course Files |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Course Files - add |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Course Files - delete |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Manage Course Content |
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|
Course Content - add |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Course Content - delete |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Course Content - edit |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Manage Courses |
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|
Courses - conclude |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Courses - delete |
✖️ * | ✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Courses - publish |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Courses - reset |
✖️ * | ✖️ * | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
|
Manage Groups |
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|
Groups - add |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Groups - delete |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Groups - manage |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Manage LTI |
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|
LTI - add |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
LTI - delete |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
LTI - edit |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Manage Pages |
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|
Pages - create |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Pages - delete |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Pages - update |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Outcome Master Scales - add/edit |
✖️ * | ✖️ * | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Outcome Proficiency Calculations - add/edit |
✖️ * | ✖️ * | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Question Banks - view and link |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Reports - manage |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Rubrics - add/edit/delete |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
SIS Data - read |
✖️ | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * | ✖️ * |
|
Student Collaborations - create |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Submission - Submit on behalf of student |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * | ✖️ * |
|
Users - Designers |
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|
Designers - add |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Designers - remove |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Users - Observers |
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|
Observers - add |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Observers - remove |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Users - Students |
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|
Students - add |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Students - remove |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Users - TAs |
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|
TAs - add |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
TAs - remove |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Users - Teachers |
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|
Teachers - add |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Teachers - remove |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ * |
|
Users - allow administrative actions in courses |
✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
|
Users - generate observer pairings codes for students |
✖️ * | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
|
Users - manage students in courses |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * |
|
Users - view list |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
|
Users - view login IDs |
✖️ * | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ * | ✖️ * |
|
Users - view primary email address |
✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
|
Web Conferences - create |
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✖️ |
Last update: 2022-12-17
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