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How to Convert a classic Question Bank to a New Quizzes Item Bank
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Shanay Murdock
Apr 09, 2026
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Canvas currently does not have a way to migrate a Classic Quizzes Question Bank to a New Quizzes Item Bank, but this is a requested feature that Canvas Engineers are currently working on. We do not have a timeframe of when this feature will be released.

Manual Transfer Process

To begin the manual transfer process, we must first create a new Classic Quiz to import the Question Bank into.

  1. Navigate to your Quizzes page within your course and select +Quiz in the top right.
    The Quizzes page with the +Quiz button highlighted in the top right.
  2. Select Classic Quizzes, and then Submit on the bottom right.
    The Choose a Quiz Engine pop-up with Classic Quizzes highlighted.

    If you need to reset your Quiz Engine choice at any time, you can do so by navigating to your Quizzes page, and by selecting the three dots on the top right. Finally, select Reset quiz engine choice.
    Quizzes page with the three dots on the top right highlighted, the menu expanded, and the 'Reset quiz engine choice' option highlighted.

  3. Open your Classic Quiz. The Title of this Classic Quiz will be applied as the Title of your Item Bank. It is recommended to create a descriptive Title here (ex. BIO1234-0001.sp22 Cell Division Quiz).
    Quiz editing page in the Details tab with the title field highlighted and the example title 'BIO1234-0001.sp22 Cell Division Quiz' entered as a descriptive title.
  4. Select the Questions tab, then select the Find Questions button.
    Quiz editing page with the Questions tab highlighted, and the Find Questions button highlighted on the right side of the page.
  5. From the left-hand menu select the Question Bank you want to convert, press Select All on the right side, then select Add Questions.
    The Find Quiz Question screen with the list of question banks on the left, the questions from the selected question bank in the middle, and the Select All option on the top and Add Questions button on the bottom highlighted.
  6. Select Save.
    Quiz editing page with the list of questions from the quiz's question bank added to the middle of the page, and the Save button on the bottom right highlighted.
  7. Navigate to your course's Settings page and select Export Course Content.
    The Export Course Content option on the right side of the Course Settings page highlighted.
  8. Select Quiz as the export type, then below that select the Classic Quiz we just created. Then, select Create Export.
    The Export Type section of the Content Export page with the Quiz option selected, the Classic Quiz we created selected, and the Create Export button highlighted.
    The Export Status page with the export we just created highlighted, showing that it is currently being processed.
    The completed export notification on the Content Export page.
  9. Once the export has completed, refresh the page (CTRL+R or CMD+R).
  10. Click on your QTI Export to download it (you do not need to open this file).
    The browser showing a recent download of the QTI export file from Canvas, with the file name highlighted.
  11. Next, navigate to the Item Banks page from your Course Navigation bar. If you do not see it there, please add the Items Banks link to your course navigation bar .
    Course Navigation menu with the Item Banks link highlighted.
  12. Select +Bank on the top right.
    The Item Banks page with the +Bank button highlighted on the top right.
  13. Give your Item Bank a temporary name. This name will be replaced with the name of the Classic Quiz after we import the QTI file into this Item Bank.
    The New Item Bank pop-up with the Bank Name text field highlighted and a descriptive name entered for the Item Bank. The Create Bank button on the bottom right is also highlighted.
  14. You will now see your new Item Bank in the Item Banks page. You can use the Search option to find it. Select your Item Bank to open it.
    The Banks page with the new Item Bank we just created highlighted, and the Search option on the top highlighted.
  15. After opening your bank, select the three dots on the top right of the page, and select Import Content.
    The Import Content option in the menu that appears after selecting the three dots on the top right of the Item Bank page.
  16. Next, you will need to select Browse in the window that appears. Locate and select the QTI export (.zip file) that we downloaded earlier, then select Open.
    The Browse window with the QTI export file selected. The Open button on the bottom right is highlighted.
  17. Finally, select Import.
    The Import Content pop-up with the Import button highlighted on the bottom right.

Your Item Bank is now setup and is ready to be used in New Quizzes.
The Item Bank page with the new Item Bank we created open, showing the list of questions that were imported from the Classic Quiz's Question Bank.

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