Canadian Accredited Independent Schools
Canadian Accredited Independent Schools is a national organization for independent schools in Canada. The Canadian Association of Independent Schools 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.
In parallel, the Canadian Educational Standards Institute 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. In October 2009, votes were held at the Annual General Meetings for CAIS and CESI to create a new national organization, and after extensive consultation with membership, the organization changed its name to Standards in Excellence and Learning. However, in February 2011, the organization changed its name to Canadian Accredited Independent Schools. in February 2011. Until
CAIS Accredited Schools
CAIS encompasses 91 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 "the voice of excellence in learning and leadership, we shape the future of education in Canada and the world." According to the CAIS website, there are two CAIS-accredited schools in Bermuda and one in Switzerland.| Location | Gender | School | Day/Boarding | Grades | Diploma | Year Established |
 Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Akiva School | Day | K-6 | Provincial | 1968 |
 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 | K-12 | Provincial | 1887 |
| Ottawa, Ontario | Co-ed | Ashbury College | Both | 4-12 | Provincial | 1891 |
 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 |
| 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 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Greenwood College School | Day | 7-12 | Provincial | 2002 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Girls | Havergal College | Both | K-12 | Provincial | 1894 |
| Windsor, Nova Scotia | Co-ed | King's-Edgehill School | Both | 6-12 | Provincial | 1788 |
| Lakefield, Ontario | Co-ed | Lakefield College School | Both | 9-12 | Provincial | 1879 |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | Co-ed | Luther College | Both | 9-12 | Provincial | 1913 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia | Co-ed | Shawnigan Lake School | Both | 8-12 | Provincial | 1916 |
| Aurora, Ontario | Boys | St. Andrew's College | Both | 5-12 | Provincial | 1899 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Boys | St. George's School | Both | 1-12 | Provincial | 1930 |
| 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 |
| Stanstead, Quebec | Co-ed | Stanstead College | Both | 7-12 | Provincial | 1872 |
| 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 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | Calgary Jewish Academy | Day | PreK-9 | Provincial | 1987 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | Lycée Louis Pasteur | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1966 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | Rundle College | Day | PreK-12 | Provincial | 1985 |
| Okotoks, Alberta | Co-ed | Strathcona Tweedsmuir School | Day | 1-12 | Provincial | 1971 |
| Calgary, Alberta | Co-ed | West Island College | Day | 7-12 | Provincial | 1974 |
| West Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Collingwood School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1984 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Fraser Academy | Day | 1-12 | Provincial | 1982 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | King David High School | Day | 8-12 | Provincial | 1986 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Day | PreK-8 | Provincial | 1989 | |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Co-ed | Vancouver Talmud Torah | Day | PreK-7 | Provincial | 1934 |
| 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 |
| Winnipeg, Manitoba | Co-ed | Gray Academy of Jewish Education | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1902 |
 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Co-ed | Lakecrest St. John's Independent School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1993 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | Co-ed | Armbrae Academy | Day | PreK-12 | Provincial | 1887 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | Co-ed | Halifax Grammar School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1958 |
| Halifax, Nova Scotia | Boys;Girls | Sacred Heart School of Halifax | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1849 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Bayview Glen School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1962 |
| Richmond Hill, Ontario | Co-ed | Holy Trinity School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1981 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Boys | Royal St. George's College | Day | 3-12 | Provincial | 1964 |
| Oakville, Ontario | Girls | St. Mildred's Lightbourn School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1891 |
| Breslau, Ontario | Co-ed | St. John's-Kilmarnock School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1972 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Girls | St. Clement's School | Day | 1-12 | Provincial | 1901 |
| King City, Ontario | Co-ed | The Country Day School | Day | JK-12 | Provincial | 1972 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Boys | The Sterling Hall School | Day | JK-8 | Provincial | 1987 |
| Richmond Hill, Ontario | Co-ed | TMS School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1961 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | Toronto Waldorf School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1968 |
| Toronto, Ontario | Co-ed | The York School | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1965 |
| Hamilton, Ontario | Co-ed | Hillfield Strathallan College | Day | PreK-12 | Provincial | 1901 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Académie Solomon Schechter | Day | PreK-6 | Provincial | 1969 |
| Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec | Co-ed | Académie Yeshiva Yavne | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1960 |
| Outremont, Quebec | Girls | Beth Jacobs | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1969 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Centennial Academy | Day | 7-CEGEP | Provincial | 1969 |
| Saint-Laurent, Quebec | Co-ed | École Maimonide | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1969 |
| Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec | Co-ed | Hebrew Academy | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1967 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Co-ed | Lower Canada College | Day | K-12 | Provincial | 1909 |
| Westmount, Quebec | Girls | Miss Edgar's and Miss Cramp's | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1909 |
| Westmount, Quebec | Boys | Selwyn House School | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1908 |
| Montreal, Quebec | Girls | The Sacred Heart School of Montreal | Day | 7-12 | Provincial | 1861 |
| Westmount, Quebec | Girls | The Study | Day | K-11 | Provincial | 1915 |
 Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Co-ed | Neuchâtel Junior College | Both | 12 | Provincial | 1956 |