About the CPA

The Association’s mission is to promote the advancement of parliamentary democracy by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance.

It seeks to build an informed parliamentary community and to further co-operation among its Parliaments and Legislatures.This mission is achieved through a Strategic Plan covering the following six areas:

1. Commonwealth fundamental principles;
2. The functional independence of Parliament;
3. Professional development seminars and workshops;
4. Networking through conferences;
5. Technical assistance to individual Parliaments, and
6. Specialist information for a specialist community.

Active CPA Branches now exist in 169 national, state, provincial and territorial Parliaments, with a total membership of approximately 16,000 Parliamentarians.