Step 1: Delete Old Tests and Pools from Blackboard Original

Log in to Blackboard.
Go to your course and navigate to Course Management > Course Tools.
Select Tests, Surveys, and Pools.

Blackboard sidebar menu in course, with Course Tools expanded and Tests, Surveys and Pools visible

Click Tests, then sort by the Deployed column to identify which tests are currently deployed.

Only Tests with “No” in the Deployed column can be deleted. Generally, only the tests you’ve deployed (made available somewhere in the course) will be what you want to keep.
Click the dropdown menu (▼) next to the undeployed test you wish to remove.
Select Delete, then confirm deletion.

Blackboard Tests area, with a table of all tests in a course sorted by Deployed. A test has its dropdown menu opened with Delete visible.

Navigate back to Tests, Surveys, and Pools and click Pools to review and delete unused pools:

Click the dropdown menu (▼) next to each pool.
Pools that are unused in any test will have a Delete option available.
Select Delete, then confirm deletion.

Blackboard Pools area, with a table of all pools in a course. A pool has its dropdown menu opened with Delete visible.

Step 2: Export Tests and Pools as a ZIP File

In the Blackboard course, go to Course Management > Packages and Utilities.
Select Export/Archive Course.

Click Export Package.
Under Select Course Materials, only check Tests, Surveys, and Pools.

Click Submit.
This may take a few minutes. Click the grey Refresh button until a link to a .zip file of the tests/pools appears. Click to download the generated ZIP file.

Packages Created Manually area, with link to course package visible.

Step 3: Import Blackboard ZIP Package into Canvas

Log in to Canvas.
Open the Canvas course you would like to import the tests and pools into.
On the course’s home page, click Import Existing Content on the right sidebar.

Canvas course home page, with Import Existing Content on right side

Click the Select Content Type dropdown menu and select Blackboard 6/7/8/9 export .zip file.

Select Content Type dropdown menu, with Blackboard 6/7/8/9/Ultra export .zip file selected

Click Choose File, then select the ZIP file you downloaded from Blackboard. This is most likely in your downloads folder.

Under Content, choose All Content.
Click the blue + Add to Import Queue button.

All Content selected, + Add to Import Queue button highlighted

Canvas will now import your Blackboard tests as Classic Quizzes and your pools as Question Banks. These will need to be converted to the New Quizzes and Item Banks format.

Step 4: Migrate Classic Quizzes to Canvas New Quizzes

In Canvas, navigate to the Quizzes page of the course that you need to migrate imported quizzes in.
Identify quizzes imported from Blackboard (marked as Classic Quizzes, with an outline of a white rocket ship) and click the action menu (⋮) next to each quiz.
Select Migrate to convert the Classic Quiz into a New Quiz format.

Quizzes area of a Canvas Course. Classic Quiz, shown with the stencil of a rocket ship icon, is highlighted. Three vertical dot menu on the right is selected, with Migrate option in dropdown menu highlighted.

The quiz will begin to convert to a New Quiz. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each Classic Quiz.
After migration, verify each quiz individually to ensure images and settings have been copied correctly from Blackboard. If the images are missing, re-upload and embed them directly into the questions.
Delete all classic quizzes (outline of a white rocket ship) by clicking the action menu (⋮) next to each quiz and clicking Delete.

Your quizzes have now been successfully migrated to Canvas New Quizzes.