Information for students

Students use a LMS to manage their course materials, submit assignments, check their learning progress and more.

All courses are in Canvas LMS effective Fall 2025.

As of August 15, 2025, eClass will be placed in read-only mode for all credit and non-credit courses. Students will still have access to their active course content in eClass (read-only) under the .

Get started with Canvas

  1. Login to Canvas at canvas.ualberta.ca with your CCID
    Your is your main portal to accessing Canvas and many other campus applications like Bear Tracks, Email & Apps, and more.
  2. Create a Bookmark for Canvas
    Canvas can be accessed directly at . Links to Canvas can also always be found on ualberta.ca under "Quick Links" (header) and "Tools + Apps" (footer), and on .
  3. Get familiar with the in-app Canvas resources portal
    Canvas offers on-demand learning resources, including in-app tutorials, guides and more.
  4. Consult the Canvas Student Guide
    The will help you learn everything from submitting assignments and quizzes to communicating with your instructor. Canvas also offers many 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.

Download the app

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