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Parliamentary Associations

Senators and Members of Parliament represent the Parliament of Canada at home and abroad by participating in activities organized by Parliamentary Associations. The Parliament of Canada's international parliamentary relations are carried out in part through formal parliamentary associations that operate on multilateral and bilateral levels to promote Canada's interests. These associations provide a forum for Senators and Members of Parliament to actively participate in the exchange of ideas, information and experiences with their fellow legislators at an international level. Every year, Senators and Members of Parliament are invited to join Parliamentary Associations according to their interests. Association members meet at annual meetings and elect executive committees to coordinate and direct activities with their bilateral counterparts or with the international secretariats of the multilateral organizations of which they are members.

List of Associations

Activities Calendar

November 20, 2008

Visit to Canada of members of the Standing Committee of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress of the People's Republic of China

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Canada-China

November 20 - 21, 2008

Congress of Parliamentarians: "Towards a Gender-Sensitive Legislative Agenda for Development in the Americas"

Bogotá, Colombia

Canadian Section of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA)

November 19 - 21, 2008

Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) - Economic Leadership Forum

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group

November 16 - 22, 2008

International Development: Aid Effectiveness

London, United Kingdom

Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

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Joint Interparliamentary Council

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