# Canadian Accredited Independent Schools

Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) is a national organization for independent schools in Canada. The current executive director is Anand Mahadevan.

## History
### Canadian Association of Independent Schools

The Canadian Association of Independent Schools (also known as CAIS) was established in 1981 as a national network for member schools supporting collaborative initiatives in leadership, education, management and governance. Its key activities included organizing, co-ordinating, and facilitating conferences, benchmarking, senior management compensation surveys, and advocacy.

### Canadian Educational Standards Institute

In parallel, the Canadian Educational Standards Institute (CESI) was established in 1986 as an organization to develop and promote educational excellence and school improvement in independent schools. Its key activities were to establish national Standards/Best Practices and accreditation process, conducting 10 accreditation visits per year, and research and targeted Professional Development.

### New organization

In October 2009, a vote was held at a combined Annual General Meeting for CAIS and CESI to create a new national organization. After extensive consultation with the membership, a new organization was formed and named Standards in Excellence and Learning (SEAL Canada). However, in February 2011, the organization changed its name to Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS).

## CAIS Accredited Schools

CAIS encompasses 93 accredited independent schools, and its aim is to collaborate in the pursuit of exemplary leadership training, research and international standards of educational excellence. The stated vision of the organization is to be "Leaders in education, shaping the future of a courageous, compassionate world." According to the CAIS website, there are two CAIS-accredited schools in Bermuda and one in Switzerland.
CAIS accredited independent schools :
| Location | Gender | School | Day/Boarding | Grades | Diploma | Year Established |
| Kelowna, British Columbia | Co-ed | Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School | Day | PK-12 | Provincial | 2004 |
| Belleville, Ontario | Co-ed | Albert College | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1857 |
| Oakville, Ontario | Co-ed | Appleby College | Both | 7-12 | Provincial | 1911 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | Co-ed | Armbrae Academy | Day | PreK-12 | Provincial | 1887 |
| Ottawa, Ontario | Co-ed | Ashbury College | Both | 4-12 | Provincial | 1891 |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia | Co-ed | Aspengrove School | Day | 4-12 | Provincial | 2003 |
| Wilcox, Saskatchewan | Co-ed | Athol Murray College of Notre Dame | Both | 9-12 | Provincial | 1920 |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | Girls | Balmoral Hall School | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1901 |
| Don Mills, Ontario | Co-ed | Bayview Glen School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1962 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Girls | The Bishop Strachan School | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1867 |
| Sherbrooke, Quebec | Co-ed | Bishop's College School | Both | 7-12 | Provincial | 1836 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Girls | Branksome Hall | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1903 |
| Mill Bay, British Columbia | Co-ed | Brentwood College School | Both | 9-12 | Provincial | 1923 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | Calgary French and International School | Day | Pre-12 | Provincial | 1969 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Centennial Academy | Day | 7-CEGEP | Provincial | 1969 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Collingwood School | Day | Pre-12 | Provincial | 1984 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Boys | Crescent School | Day | 3-12 | Provincial | 1913 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Girls | Crofton House School | Day | Pre-12 | Provincial | 1898 |
| Ottawa, Ontario | Girls | Elmwood School | Day | Pre-12 | Provincial | 1915 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Fraser Academy | Day | 1-12 | Provincial | 1982 |
| Victoria, British Columbia | Co-ed | Glenlyon Norfolk School | Both | Pre-12 | Provincial | 1986 |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | Co-ed | Gray Academy of Jewish Education | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1902 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Greenwood College School | Day | 7-12 | Provincial | 2002 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | Co-ed | Halifax Grammar School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1958 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Girls | Havergal College | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1894 |
| Hamilton, Ontario | Co-ed | Hillfield Strathallan College | Day | PreK-12 | Provincial | 1901 |
| Richmond Hill, Ontario | Co-ed | Holy Trinity School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1981 |
| Bowen Island, British Columbia | Co-ed | Island Pacific School | Day | 6-9 | Provincial | 1995 |
| Innisfil, Ontario | Co-ed | Kempenfelt Bay School | Day | K-8 | Provincial | 1999 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School | Day | 9-12 | Provincial | |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | King David High School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1987 |
| Windsor, Nova Scotia | Co-ed | King's-Edgehill School | Both | 6-12 | Provincial | 1788 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Kingsway College School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1989 |
| St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Co-ed | Lakecrest St. John's Independent School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1993 |
| Lakefield, Ontario | Co-ed | Lakefield College School | Both | 9-12 | Provincial | 1879 |
| Tecumseh, Ontario | Co-ed | Lakeview Montessori School | Day | Toddler-8 | Provincial | 1978 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah / Herzliah | Day | K-11 | Provincial | |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Lower Canada College | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1909 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | Lycée Louis Pasteur | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1966 |
| London, Ontario | Co-ed | Matthews Hall | Day | JK-8 | Provincial | 1918 |
| Maple Ridge, British Columbia | Co-ed | Meadowridge School | Both | JK-12 | Provincial | 1985 |
| Westmount, Quebec | Girls | Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1909 |
| West Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Mulgrave School | Both | PK-12 | Provincial | 1993 |
| Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Co-ed | Neuchâtel Junior College | Both | 12 | Provincial | 1956 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School | Day | K-6 | Provincial | 1998 |
| Newmarket, Ontario | Co-ed | Pickering College | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1842 |
| Duncan, British Columbia | Co-ed | Queen Margaret's School | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1921 |
| St. Catharines, Ontario | Co-ed | Ridley College | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1889 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Robbins Hebrew Academy | Day | Nursery-8 | Provincial | 1957 |
| Rosseau, Ontario | Co-ed | Rosseau Lake College | Both | 7-12 | Provincial | 1967 |
| Rothesay, New Brunswick | Co-ed | Rothesay Netherwood School | Both | 6-12 | Provincial | 1877 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Boys | Royal St. George's College | Day | 3-12 | Provincial | 1964 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | Rundle College | Day | PreK-12 | Provincial | 1985 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | Boys;Girls | Sacred Heart School of Halifax | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1849 |
| Hamilton, Bermuda | Co-ed | Saltus Grammar School | Day | K-13 | Provincial | 1888 |
| Westmount, Quebec | Boys | Selwyn House School | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1908 |
| Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia | Co-ed | Shawnigan Lake School | Both | 8-12 | Provincial | 1916 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Solomon Schechter Academy | Day | PreK-6 | Provincial | 1969 |
| Devonshire, Bermuda | Co-ed | Somersfield Academy | Day | PK-10 | Provincial | 1990 |
| Tsawwassen, British Columbia | Co-ed | Southpointe Academy | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1916 |
| Surrey, British Columbia | Co-ed | Southridge School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1995 |
| Aurora, Ontario | Boys | St. Andrew's College | Both | 5-12 | Provincial | 1899 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Girls | St. Clement's School | Day | 1-12 | Provincial | 1901 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Boys | St. George's School | Both | 1-12 | Provincial | 1930 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | St. George's School of Montreal | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1930 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | St. John's School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1986 |
| Breslau, Ontario | Co-ed | St. John's-Kilmarnock School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1972 |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | Co-ed | St. John's-Ravenscourt School | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1820 |
| Victoria, British Columbia | Girls | St. Margaret's School | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1908 |
| Victoria, British Columbia | Co-ed | St. Michaels University School | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1906 |
| Oakville, Ontario | Girls | St. Mildred's Lightbourn School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1891 |
| Stanstead, Quebec | Co-ed | Stanstead College | Both | 7-12 | Provincial | 1872 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Stratford Hall | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1999 |
| Okotoks, Alberta | Co-ed | Strathcona Tweedsmuir School | Day | 1-12 | Provincial | 1971 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | TFS – Canada's International School | Day | Age 2 - G12 | Provincial | 1962 |
| King City, Ontario | Co-ed | The Country Day School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1972 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | The Leo Baeck Day School | Day | PK-8 | Provincial | 1974 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | The Priory School | Day | K-6 | Provincial | 1947 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | The Rosedale Day School | Day | K-8 | Provincial | 1995 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Girls | The Sacred Heart School of Montreal | Day | 7-12 | Provincial | 1861 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Boys | The Sterling Hall School | Day | JK-8 | Provincial | 1987 |
| Westmount, Quebec | Girls | The Study | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1915 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | The York School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1965 |
| Richmond Hill, Ontario | Co-ed | TMS School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1961 |
| Whitby, Ontario | Girls | Trafalgar Castle School | Both | 5-12 | Provincial | 1874 |
| Port Hope, Ontario | Co-ed | Trinity College School | Both | 5-12 | Provincial | 1865 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Boys | Upper Canada College | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1829 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Vancouver Talmud Torah | Day | PreK-7 | Provincial | 1934 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | West Island College | Day | 7-12 | Provincial | 1974 |
| Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec | Co-ed | West Island College Montreal | Day | 7-11 | Provincial | 1974 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | West Point Grey Academy | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1996 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Girls | York House School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1932 |