diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index e4ae9332d..5621c9eb0 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ from .camdemy import (
 )
 from .canalplus import CanalplusIE
 from .canalc2 import Canalc2IE
+from .canvas import CanvasIE
 from .cbs import CBSIE
 from .cbsnews import CBSNewsIE
 from .cbssports import CBSSportsIE
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/canvas.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/canvas.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a37720e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/canvas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import os
+import urlparse
+
+from youtube_dl import utils
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+
+
+class CanvasIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?:https?://)?(?:www\.)?canvas\.be/video/(?P<id>.+)'
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'http://www.canvas.be/video/de-afspraak/najaar-2015/de-afspraak-veilt-voor-de-warmste-week',
+        'md5': 'ea838375a547ac787d4064d8c7860a6c',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 'de-afspraak/najaar-2015/de-afspraak-veilt-voor-de-warmste-week',
+            'title': 'De afspraak veilt voor de Warmste Week',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'duration': 49,
+        }
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
+
+        title = self._search_regex(
+            r'<h1 class="video__body__header__title">(.+?)</h1>', webpage,
+            'title')
+        data_video = self._html_search_regex(
+            r'data-video=(["\'])(?P<id>.+?)\1', webpage, 'data-video', group='id')
+        json_url = 'https://mediazone.vrt.be/api/v1/canvas/assets/' + data_video
+        data = self._download_json(json_url, video_id)
+
+        formats = []
+        for target in data['targetUrls']:
+            if 'type' and 'url' in target:
+                extension = utils.determine_ext(target['url'])
+                if target['type'] == 'PROGRESSIVE_DOWNLOAD':
+                    formats.append({
+                        'format_id': extension,
+                        'url': target['url'],
+                        'protocol': 'http',
+                    })
+                elif target['type'] == 'HLS':
+                    formats.extend(self._extract_m3u8_formats(
+                        target['url'], video_id, entry_protocol='m3u8_native',
+                        ext='mp4',
+                        preference=0,
+                        fatal=False,
+                        m3u8_id='hls'))
+                elif target['type'] == 'HDS':
+                    formats.append({
+                        'format_id': extension,
+                        'url': target['url'],
+                        'protocol': 'HDS',
+                    })
+                elif target['type'] == 'RTMP':
+                    formats.append({
+                        'format_id': extension,
+                        'url': target['url'],
+                        'protocol': 'rtmp',
+                    })
+                elif target['type'] == 'RTSP':
+                    formats.append({
+                        'format_id': extension,
+                        'url': target['url'],
+                        'protocol': 'rtsp',
+                    })
+
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+        duration = utils.int_or_none(data.get('duration')) / 1000
+        return {
+            'id': video_id,
+            'title': title,
+            'formats': formats,
+            'duration': duration,
+        }