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Canvas - Account Roles and Their Permissions

The information outlines the various account-level roles and permissions in the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), specifying who can perform actions such as managing courses, permissions, and SIS data. Different roles, including Account Admin, Institution Admin, and Instructional Designer, have distinct privileges. Some permissions are "Locked," ensuring they are enforced across different levels of access.

Account Level Roles and Permissions

These roles are used to grant access to groups of courses at the school/college, department, or area-level (also known as sub-accounts). They are generally used by administrative, instructional or student support staff. Roles for use in individual courses are listed in Canvas - Course Role Checklist and Comparison .

Permissions that are "Locked" are enforced regardless of the user's roles elsewhere in Canvas.

Account Roles
Permissions Account Admin Collaborative Prog Cross List Institution Admin (Top Level) Institution Admin (For-Credit Courses) Institution Admin (Master Courses) Institution Admin (Supplemental Courses) Instructional Designer Librarian eReserves Librarian- Research Outcome Manager Reporting Admin Support Admin Support View
Account Permissions
Act as users Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
Add/remove other admins for the account Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Blueprint Courses (create / edit / associate / delete) Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
Import SIS data Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
Manage ( add / edit / delete ) courses Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
Manage SIS data Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
Manage account-level settings Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Manage developer keys Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
Manage global announcements Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Manage observers for users Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Manage permissions Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
Manage storage quotas Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Manage webhooks Yes Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked) Yes (Locked)
Modify login details for users Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
View statistics Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
View the list of courses Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Admin Tools
Undelete courses Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
View Course Change Logs Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
View Grade Change Logs Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No
Course and Account Permissions
Add, edit and delete events on the course calendar Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Add/remove other teachers, course designers or TAs to the course Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Add/remove students for the course Yes No Varies Varies Varies Varies No No No No No Yes No
Change course state Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Create and edit assessing rubrics Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
Create student collaborations Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Create web conferences Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
Edit grades Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Enable or disable features at an account level Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Import learning outcomes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No
LTI add and edit Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Manage (add / edit / delete) assignments and quizzes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No
Manage (add / edit / delete) course files Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No
Manage (add / edit / delete) pages Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Manage (create / edit / delete) course sections Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No
Manage (create / edit / delete) groups Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No
Manage alerts Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
Manage all other course content Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Manage learning outcomes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No
Moderate Grades Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Moderate discussions ( delete / edit other's posts, lock topics) Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
Post to discussions Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No
Read SIS data Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes
See other users' primary email address Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No
See the list of users Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Send messages to individual course members Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No
Send messages to the entire class Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No
View all grades Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No
View all students' submissions and make comments on them Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes No
View analytics pages Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes
View and link to question banks Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
View announcements Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
View course content Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
View discussions Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
View login ids for users Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No
View the answer matrix in Quiz Submission Logs Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
View the group pages of all student groups Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes No
View usage reports for the course Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes

Keywords:
Account Level Roles, Permissions, Canvas LMS, Account Admin, Collaborative Program, Institution Admin, Instructional Designer, Librarian, Outcome Manager, Reporting Admin, Support Admin, Locked Permissions, Manage Courses, SIS Data, Blueprint Courses, Webhooks, Learning Outcomes, Manage Assignments, Manage Course Content, View Analytics, View Discussions 
Doc ID:
86160
Owned by:
Benjamin G. in CETL
Created:
2018-10-01
Updated:
2024-08-19
Sites:
UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning