Inviting a user to a course in Canvas

If you have the "Teacher" or "Teacher Non-Instructor" role in a Canvas course you are able to invite/add users to the course (with the exception of students). It is recommended that if you are inviting another instructor that you give them the "Teacher Non-Instructor" role, just to avoid any confusion.

You are also able to invite Peer Mentors, however they won't be able to accept the invite until the course has been published.

Select "People" from the sidebar in your course.


Select the + People button of the right side of the screen.

You can invite the user by Email Address, Login ID, or SIS ID. Select the role for the user and click Next.


You will get a confirmation that you want to add the user with the selected role. Once you've confirmed, an invite will be sent to the user.