The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) exists to develop, promote and support Parliamentarians and their staff to identify benchmarks of good governance and to implement the enduring values of the Commonwealth.

COMING SOON: The CPA Parliamentary Academy - click here for more info

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA): COVID-19: Coronavirus Update:
The CPA Headquarters Secretariat is closely monitoring the situation around the world with regard to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Please click here for the CPA's statement. CPA staff will be working from home until further notice - however if you have any questions regarding any CPA programmes and activities please email hq.sec@cpahq.org.

Latest Activities

CPA Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures

Find out about the CPA's framework for excellence in Parliaments.

CPA Masterclasses - online video briefings available

Find out about the wide range of topics covered.

CPA's 180 Commonwealth Parliaments and Legislatures

Click here to find details of the CPA's membership and individual CPA Branches.

CPA Virtual Post-Election Seminar: Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, 22 & 24 February and 1 March 2021.
Virtual CPC workshops: National Action Towards Climate Change: Role of Parliaments and Parliamentarians of the Commonwealth, 23 February 2021.
Virtual CPC workshops: Promote and Respect for International Humanitarian Law - Placing Humanity First, 25 February 2021.
Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference on Prioritising Women’s Representation and Promoting Gender Sensitive Parliaments, virtual/online, 25-26 February 2021.
Virtual CPC workshops: Social Media - A Curse or a Blessing?, 2 March 2021.
Virtual CPC workshops: Leading the Way: How the Commonwealth can Empower Persons with Disabilities, 4 March 2021.
Commonwealth Day 2021 - Monday 8 March 2021.
International Women’s Day - Monday 8 March 2021.
Virtual CPC workshops: Youthquakes and Rising Youth Activism in the Commonwealth, 8 March 2021.
Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Roundtable: Gender Sensitive Parliaments in the 21st century (Asia Region), virtual/online, 17 March 2021.
Mid-Year meeting of the CPA Executive Committee, Gibraltar/online - 23 to 27 March 2021.
CPA webinar: COVID-19: The Pandemic’s Impact on Health in the Commonwealth, 15 April 2021.
CPA webinar: Lawyers, Parliamentarians and the Rule of Law (held in partnership with the Commonwealth Lawyers Association), 27 April 2021.
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Kigali, Rwanda – also including: Commonwealth Youth Forum; Commonwealth Women’s Forum; Commonwealth People’s Forum; Commonwealth Business Forum, w/c 21 June 2021.
World Parliament Day, 30 June 2021.
CPA Virtual Conference: The 4th Industrial Revolution, 5-9 July 2021.
65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 21-27 August 2021
All CPA seminars, workshops and events are subject to last minute changes or cancelations.
Please contact the CPA Headquarters Secretariat via hq.sec@cpahq.org for details of forthcoming conferences and events.

Recent

Virtual Commonwealth Youth Parliament - 14 to 18 December 2020
Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD): Regional Champions Meeting - 26 November 2020
CPA webinar for Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth: COVID-19 and Independent Parliaments - Part 1 and Part 2 - October and November 2020
Virtual CPA Post-Election Seminar: House of Assembly Dominica - 23 to 25 September 2020
49th CPA British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference – Malta/online - 24 to 25 September 2020
CPA Webinar: The Role of SIDS, Legislators and Decision-Makers on Sustainable Development and Agenda 2030: Biodiversity, 21 and 23 July 2020
CPA Masterclasses on Remote Working - Virtual Presenting, Time Management and Questioning, 20 May 2020
CPA Webinars: Delivering Parliamentary Democracy during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 5 and 6 May 2020
64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC), Kampala, Uganda - 22 to 29 September 2019 - including 37th CPA Small Branches Conference and 6th triennial Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference

The Parliamentarian

The Parliamentarian is the quarterly journal of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments. Click here to find out more.

CPA Annual Report
To read the latest CPA Annual Report please click here.

The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) promotes the representation of women in parliaments and works towards the mainstreaming of gender in all legislation and across society. The CWP has a wide range of activities across Commonwealth Parliaments and works with different organisations. Click here to find out more.

Job Vacancies at the CPA

For the latest job vacancies at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Headquarters Secretariat. Click here to find out more.

CPA News
To read about the latest CPA news and activities please click here.

Commonwealth Day 2021
Commonwealth Day 2021 will take place on Monday 8 March 2021. Click here to find out about CPA activities and to access resources.