By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer On May 7, 2026, a security breach on Canvas Cloud prompted Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, to shut down the learning platform. The breach of Canvas Cloud affected the nearly 9,000 institutions that use Canvas Cloud as a learning platform, including SFU and UBC. According to a previous statement by SFU media relations, SFU made the decision to transfer to Canvas Cloud in January 2026 because it offers…
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