Events and appointments
Introducing the Canvas course calendar, appointment scheduler, and students’ to-do list.
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Calendar event
A Canvas calendar event is a non-graded activity and may include non-timetabled events such as a field trip or guest speaker. Events created on the Calendar will show up on the syllabus page and within students’ personal calendars but they will not appear on the Assignments page or in the Gradebook.
- Calendar events can be displayed by day, week, month or list.
- Filter the calendar view by selecting or deselecting courses in the sidebar. The Calendar is designed to display up to 10 courses’ activities at a time.
- Labelling a course as a favourite will raise it to the top of the list in the sidebar.
- Subscribing to a calendar feed allows you to see course events across multiple external calendar platforms (iCal, Google, Outlook, etc.)
- Class meetings that are scheduled from your Canvas course, through either the Zoom or Conferences (BigBlueButton) menus, are added to the Calendar automatically.
Video: Canvas tutorial – Calendar overview
Appointment scheduler
You can create appointment groups in the Calendar, which allocates available times for students to meet with you; students select available timeslots. Appointments can be for individuals or groups.
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To-do list
In Canvas, all graded activities will automatically be added to the To Do list of both teachers and students. This helps students manage their time and workload effectively.
To add additional activity reminders, use the options section on any Page or Discussion.
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Support
Check out our learning technology support page to find out what options are available for Canvas.
Page updated: 08/10/2025 (moved lecture recordings and content availability to ‘Course content’ page, plus stylistic changes)