OneDrive Integration No Longer Works in Canvas

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As of September 17, 2026, the classic Microsoft OneDrive integration is no longer available in Canvas. Students cannot use the retired integration to submit files from OneDrive, and instructors cannot use it to add OneDrive files to Canvas content. Canvas Collaborations can also no longer be used to create shared Word documents through this integration. Chico State OneDrive remains available, but files must be downloaded, uploaded, or shared with Canvas manually.

Environment

This article applies to you if all of the following are true:

• You are using Chico State Canvas, where the replacement Microsoft 365 LTI is not enabled.
• Your Canvas workflow used the classic Microsoft OneDrive LTI for a OneDrive file link or embed, a cloud assignment or OneDrive assignment submission, or a Canvas Collaboration. Microsoft identifies these as functions of the OneDrive LTI and confirms that the classic OneDrive LTI retired on September 17, 2026.

Solution

To fix workflows that previously relied on the Microsoft OneDrive LTI in Canvas, follow the steps for your situation below.

For Students: Submitting a Canvas Assignment

You have two options for submitting a document you created in OneDrive.

Option 1: Download and Upload (Recommended)

1. Open your document in Microsoft Word online or OneDrive.
2. Go to File > Save As > Download a Copy, or download the document as a PDF.
3. In Canvas, go to the Assignment.
4. Select Start Assignment.
5. Select File Upload.
6. Upload the file you downloaded to your computer.
7. Submit the assignment.

The file is submitted directly to Canvas and does not depend on the OneDrive integration.

Option 2: Submit a Shareable Link

This option works only if the instructor allows Website URL submissions.

1. In OneDrive, locate your file and select Share.
2. Set the permissions so People at Chico State with the link can view.
3. Copy the sharing link.
4. In Canvas, go to the Assignment and select Start Assignment.
5. Select Website URL.
6. Paste the OneDrive link.
7. Submit the assignment.

The Canvas submission contains a link to the file in OneDrive. The file must remain shared with permissions that allow the instructor to view it.

For Faculty: Linking Files in Modules or the Rich Content Editor

Instead of using the external tool picker to embed OneDrive files, share them using standard web links.

Linking in a Module

1. In OneDrive, select Share on the file or folder.
2. Set the permission to People in California State University, Chico with the link can view.
3. Copy the sharing link.
4. In the Canvas Module, select +.
5. Select External URL from the dropdown menu.
6. Paste the OneDrive link into the URL field.
7. Enter a Page Name.
8. Select Add Item.

Students can open the OneDrive file or folder from the Module without using the retired OneDrive LTI.

Linking in a Page, Announcement, or Syllabus

1. Copy the shareable link from OneDrive.
2. In Canvas, open the Rich Content Editor for the Page, Announcement, or Syllabus.
3. Highlight the text you want to hyperlink.
4. Select the Link icon in the toolbar.
5. Select External Links.
6. Paste the OneDrive URL.

The selected text links directly to the shared OneDrive file instead of using an LTI content link.

For Faculty & Students: Collaborative Documents

1. Create a new document directly in OneDrive.
2. Select Share and set the permissions to allow editing.
3. Invite specific students by entering their names, or generate a link where People at Chico State with the link can edit.
4. Distribute the link to your group or class through a Canvas Announcement, Canvas Message, or Module link.

Participants with editing permission can collaborate directly in the Microsoft document without using the Canvas Collaborations integration.

Root Cause

When Microsoft retired the classic OneDrive LTI on September 17, 2026, the classic integration and content links created through it stopped working. Microsoft replaced the classic OneDrive LTI with the Microsoft 365 LTI, while files stored in Microsoft 365 remain available independently of the retired integration.

Chico State has not enabled the replacement Microsoft 365 LTI because it requires tenant-wide security permissions that violate university data protection policies.