Yes, you can use adaptive release settings in Canvas. In Modules, you would use requirements, prerequisites, and/or "lock" the module depending on the availability settings you would like related to the way in which students progress through your course.
To use adaptive release settings for individual items, such as Quizzes, you may wish to use Differentiated Assignments. Differentiated Assignments in Canvas allow you to create Assignments, Graded Discussions, and Quizzes for individual students, sections, or all students in your courses. Assignments and Graded Discussions can also be differentiated for student groups. Creating assignments for various users creates varied due dates. Availability date functionality is still available for each assignment.
Further resources
- How do I lock a module? (make it unavailable until a specific date and time)
- How do I require students to move through each module item in order? (require students to complete unit assignments and readings in specific order)
- How do I set up prerequisite modules? (require students to complete each module in order before starting the next one)
- How do I add requirements to a module? (require students to meet certain requirements before progressing forward in coursework)
- What do Differentiated Assignments look like in Canvas?
- How do I make a quiz available before or after the due date?
- How do I assign an assignment to an individual student or course section?
- How do I assign a quiz to an individual student or course section?
- How do I assign an assignment to a course group?