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 Suggest keywords	Doc ID	86160
Owner	Benjamin G.	Group	CETL
Created	2018-10-01 13:24:46	Updated	2023-10-25 10:40:20
Sites	UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
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