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Past System Status Updates

UTORgrouper Unavailable
Resolved

UTORgrouper issue has been resolved.

Jun 12, 2026 - 10:15 EDT
  • Identified

    Education Commons has received reports from members of the OISE community that UTORgrouper is currently unavailable. Instead of accessing the application, users encounter a blank screen that continuously refreshes or receive a notice stating, “An error occurred.”

    The issue has been escalated to the central University of Toronto IT team, and we will notify the OISE community as soon as service is restored.
    Jun 12, 2026 - 9:39 EDT
Quercus - Known Issues
Resolved

The identified issues have been resolved.

Jun 5, 2026 - 10:29 EDT
  • In Progress

    All but two issues affecting the Quercus platform have now been resolved. The remaining known issues:

    1. Course Import Issue - When using the “Select Specific Content” option during a course import, leaving all items unchecked still results in all content being imported. 
    2. Imported New Quizzes - When new quizzes are imported, they are always created as unpublished, regardless of the publication status in the source course.
    May 28, 2026 - 10:50 EDT
  • Identified

    The following issues have been identified in Quercus impacting the OISE and University of Toronto community. These issues have been reported to Quercus’s parent company, Instructure (Canvas), and updates will be provided as fixes are implemented by the vendor.

    1. Course Import — When using the "Select Specific Content" option during a course import, leaving all items unchecked will still import everything. Canvas is currently working on a fix.
    2. SpeedGrader — Canvas has reached out to the vendor to fully restore the integration. Resolution is in progress.
    3. Cannot Unfavourite Courses Under Past Enrolments — Users are unable to unfavourite (unstar) courses that were favourited while active once they move to Past Enrolments. The user-interface is unresponsive when attempting to click the star icon. No workaround currently available.
    4. File Attachments in Announcement field Unavailable to Users — When users (both students and instructors) preview announcements from the dashboard, attached images, media, and documents return a 403 error and cannot be accessed. There is currently no workaround available.
    May 21, 2026 - 14:16 EDT
Quercus Outage
Resolved

Issue has been resolved.

May 18, 2026 - 8:00 EDT
  • In Progress
    Access to Quercus is currently being restored for all users and will continue through the weekend. Some features such as Turnitin, Access Pearson and Crowdmark may not be immediately available.
     
    Full functionality is expected to return next week.
    May 14, 2026 - 8:26 EDT
  • In Progress

    PeppeR and Willow have been fully restored.

    Quercus continues to be unavailable until further notice.

    Further information will be posted on the University's Community Updates website when available.

    May 8, 2026 - 16:44 EDT
  • Investigating

    Quercus, the University’s learning management system, is unavailable until further notice. Out of an abundance of caution, PeppeR and Willow have also been taken offline.

    The parent company of Canvas (known at U of T as Quercus), is managing a cybersecurity incident. Multiple universities are affected. U of T is in contact with the vendor to pursue a resolution. 

    Further information will be posted on the University's Community Updates website when available. 

    May 8, 2026 - 8:06 EDT
  • Identified

    Quercus is currently unavailable at the University of Toronto. For updates and current system status, please refer to the ITS System Status page.

    May 7, 2026 - 16:59 EDT