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Background: Canadian medical education programs are jointly accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). A recently signed Memorandum of Understanding now provides CACMS with autonomy in the accreditation decision-making process of Canadian medical educatin programs. Analysis: This paper presents a brief overview of the accreditation process of Canadian medical education programs and of the context in which the new Canadian accreditation standards were developed. The new Canadian standards are available through the provided electronic link. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]