{"id":420,"date":"2021-07-21T21:12:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T21:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cac.kldwebsites.com\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:21:19","slug":"cac-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/accreditation\/cac-process\/","title":{"rendered":"CAC Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"420\" class=\"elementor elementor-420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b11f7e e-con-full flex-100 flex-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b11f7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29495d2 e-con-full width-50 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29495d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b108267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b108267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Becoming accredited by CAC is, on average, a 16-month process that begins when you submit an application. Here\u2019s what you can expect once you\u2019ve applied:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af6eb56 e-con-full width-50 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af6eb56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a397550 e-con-full flex-100 flex-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a397550\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff54b93 e-con-full width-15 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff54b93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbdcbb3 elementor-widget__width-initial number-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbdcbb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dda710 process-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dda710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Receive materials, timelines, and key dates for deliverables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ed24a e-con-full width-15 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99ed24a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19fc8a2 elementor-widget__width-initial number-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19fc8a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3382150 process-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3382150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meet with your CAC support coordinator for orientation. Your support coordinator will remain available to you throughout the accreditation process and onward, for as long as you are accredited by CAC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee30311 e-con-full width-25 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee30311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8294fa4 elementor-widget__width-initial number-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8294fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96eb1a process-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b96eb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Enter a self-study period where you familiarize yourself with our standards and assess how well your organization and programs correspond to them. You will use this time to identify and implement any changes, additions, or enhancements necessary to ensure your organization and programs meet the established standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecadc16 e-con-full width-15 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ecadc16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334ce84 elementor-widget__width-initial number-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"334ce84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7029e85 process-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7029e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check-in with your review team to get feedback on your strengths, as well as the areas that need further work within your organization and programs to meet the standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55821b7 e-con-full width-15 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55821b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d67dfd elementor-widget__width-initial number-large elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d67dfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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