Canva for Education

Canva for Education is a free premium version of Canva designed specifically for teachers, students (K–12), and schools. It takes the regular Canva platform and adapts it for the classroom with education-focused tools, collaboration features, and safety controls.

Canva for Education Features:

• All premium Canva Pro features unlocked (templates, graphics, stock images, videos, audio, and more).
• Classroom setup: Teachers can create virtual classrooms in Canva, invite students, and organize them by subjects or projects.
• Collaboration: Students can work together on designs, presentations, posters, infographics, and videos in real time—similar to Google Docs but for visuals.
• Integration: Works with Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Schoology, Clever, and others, making it easy to assign and collect work.
• Privacy & safety: Designed for under-18 use, compliant with COPPA, FERPA, and GDPR, so student data is protected.
• Assessment tools: Teachers can leave feedback directly on student projects.
• Content library: Access to thousands of templates for education—lesson plans, worksheets, infographics, presentations, classroom posters, and more.

Staff Login

1. Go to www.canva.com/login
2. Click Log in (top right).
3. Select Continue with Google.
4. Enter your school Gmail address and password (same login as Gmail, Docs, Classroom, etc.).
5. The first time, you may be asked to confirm if you’re a teacher or student.

Always choose Continue with Google- no need to type your email and password manually.

Canva Login Guide 

Support staff logging in for the first time should use the links below to connect with their school team. This process only needs to be done the first time you log in, to assign you to the proper school team. If you don't you will be automatically added to the Central Office team.

Select your school from the links below, and follow the login steps. 

• Monsignor McCoy High School
• St. Mary's School
• Notre Dame Academy
• Mother Teresa School
• Ecole St. John Paul II School
• St. Louis School
• St. Patrick's School
• St. Michael's School
• St. Francis Xavier School

Login Instructions

1. Click a link to your school from the list above (you can add yourself to multiple school teams if you work at multiple sites but not necessary).
2. Click Log in (top right).
3. Select Continue with Google.
4. Enter your school Gmail address and password (same login as Gmail, Docs, Classroom, etc.).
5. The first time, you may be asked to confirm if you’re a teacher or student.

Always choose Continue with Google- no need to type your email and password manually.

No. If you log in using your school email (via PowerSchool integration), your account will automatically be upgraded to Canva for Education.

Privacy and security note: If student names/photos/personal information is being used in any of your Canva designs, you should be using the division Canva for Education platform, not a personal account. 

Designs from your personal Canva profile can be copied to your school team with ease! Click here to learn how. 

For privacy and safety purposes, staff should use Canva for Education accounts when creating school content and materials. This is especially important if student names/photos/personal information is being used in any of your designs.

If you already have a personal account, you can:

Keep them separate, OR
Merge designs by downloading from your personal account and uploading into your school account. Click here to learn how. 

Yes. Students log in with their school Gmail accounts the same way staff do. They’re automatically placed into the correct Teams through PowerSchool integration.

Our division accounts are integrated through PowerSchool:

• Staff are automatically added to their school’s “team”
• Students are connected to their school team through their enrollment
• If you have recently changed schools, you may still see your former school team (due to historic student record connections). Don’t worry—your designs are still accessible and can be copied or moved between teams.

• Your personal designs are private unless you choose to share them
• Designs created in a team folder may be visible to members of that team
• Always double-check sharing permissions before sharing links externally

Our Canva accounts are integrated with PowerSchool, so staff are automatically placed in Teams based on school and class assignments.

• If you see Teams from a former school, it’s because your name is still linked to student records in PowerSchool.
• This is normal and doesn’t affect your work in your current school Team.

Designs are tied to your account, not a Team. This means you can always access them from your Canva homepage.

You can copy or move designs between Teams at any time.

• Lesson slides, worksheets, newsletters, and posters
• Student projects (infographics, presentations, videos, portfolios)
• Group collaboration and peer feedback
• Creative alternatives to traditional assignments

• Log in to Canva.
• Go to Teams → Create a Team.
• Add your students using their school email addresses.
• Share templates, assignments, and collaborate easily.

Yes! Canva for Education works on any device- school computer, home computer, Chromebook, or mobile app. Just log in with your school email.

Each school team has been set up with a brand template to help staff access the school logo and colours effortlessly.

If you'd like to add specific templates for programs/teams, please contact Derrian derrian.hallas@mhcbe.ab.ca. 

Certain apps within Canva are restricted to those under the age of 13. This means students under 13 may not be able to see certain apps, including AI apps or extensions. 

There is no workaround at this time.