Canvas Roles and Permission Settings | Canvas Resources for UBC Instructional Support Staff

This page outlines the roles available in Canvas and their associated permission settings. You can also view how Canvas roles are assigned to UBC instructors and TAs, based on their teaching duties as identified by the Teaching Assignments & Section Management (TASM) duty mappings.

Please refer to Teaching Assignments Duty Mappings in Canvas on:

How Canvas roles are assigned to TAs based on duty roles in SIS
How Canvas roles are assigned to instructors based on duty roles in Scientia

	SISC/Scientia Managed Roles						Manually Managed Roles						Admin Roles
	Teacher	Secondary Instructor	TA	TA Grader	TA Course Builder	Student	Course Assistant	Course Facilitator	Designer	Invigilator	Observer	Guest	Test Student	Course ISS
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	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Courses - view usage reports	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
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 account	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Learning Outcomes - add / edit / delete	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Learning Outcomes - import	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Assignments and Quizzes - add	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Assignments and Quizzes - delete	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Assignments and Quizzes - edit	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Course Content - add	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Course Content - delete	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Course Content - edit	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Course Files - add	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Course Files - delete	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Course Files - edit	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Course Sections - add	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Course Sections - delete	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Course Sections - edit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Courses - conclude	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Courses - delete	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Courses - publish	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Courses - reset	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Groups - add	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Groups - delete	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Groups - manage	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
LTI - add	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
LTI - delete	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
LTI - edit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Pages - create	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Pages - delete	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Pages - update	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Outcome Mastery Scales - add/edit	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Outcome Proficiency Calculations - add/edit	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Question banks - view and link	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Rubrics - add / edit / delete	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
SIS Data - read	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️
Student Collaborations - create	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️
Submission - Submit on behalf of student	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Designers - add	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Designers - remove	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Observers - add	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Observers - remove	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Students - add	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Students - remove	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
TAs - add	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
TAs - remove	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Teachers - add	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Teachers - remove	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Users - allow administrative actions in courses	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Users - Generate observer pairing codes for students	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Users - manage students in courses	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Users - view list	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️
Users - view login IDs	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Users - view primary email address	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Web Conferences - create	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Teacher	Secondary Instructor	TA	TA Grader	TA Course Builder	Student	Course Assistant	Course Facilitator	Designer	Invigilator	Observer	Guest	Test Student	Course ISS