The Calendar displays information about events and assignments in your courses. If your instructor uses the Scheduler feature, you can use the Calendar to sign up for appointments.

Calendar

The Calendar allows you to view assignment due dates and events for all your courses in one place by week, month, or agenda list.

Notifications that appear in the Coming Up area on the right side of your Canvas dashboard or in List View are generated by the Calendar.

Access your primary Calendar in Canvas by clicking Calendar in the global navigation sidebar. There, you can view course Calendars and filter by course using the sidebar. You may add to-do items and events to your own calendar by clicking on a date, or click on a group name to add to a group calendar.

To sync your Canvas Calendar with another calendar app, click Calendar Feed in the bottom right corner of the screen to import events to iCal, Google Calendar, or Microsoft Outlook. Syncing Canvas Calendar to an external calendar such as Google or Outlook may take up to 24 hours to complete.

Appointments

Your instructor may use the Canvas Calendar to manage sign-ups for office hours or other scheduled items like presentation slots.

To sign up for an appointment, first try clicking the link in the appointment notification you received. If timeslots do not immediately appear on the dates you expect, click the Today button at the top or switch between Week and Month views.

You can also locate available appointment time slots by clicking Calendar in the global navigation menu and then clicking Find Appointment in the right sidebar.

Group appointments

Certain appointments are intended for group or team sign-up. To view available time slots for group appointments, you must already be a member of a group in your course. Any group member can sign up on behalf of the entire group. Therefore, be sure to check with your group members before reserving, canceling, or changing your appointment time.

Additional Resources

Getting Help

Please contact your Local Support Provider or submit a request to canvas@pobox.upenn.edu.