• Parliamentary development

Parliamentary development

The Parliamentary Centre is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that aims to improve the effectiveness of representative assemblies and governance mechanisms in Canada and around the world. As a global agency, it supports democratic institutions in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Centre:

• designs, implements and manages programs;
• conducts and publishes research
• establishes and expands parliamentary networks.
• it also acts as a broker and facilitator, fostering partnerships and providing access to a range of expertise.

The range of services offered by the centre include:

• assessment and strategic planning
• capacity building
• outreach and networking
• research and publications: specifically these include:
  • Occasional Papers on Parliamentary Government
  • Forum on Parliamentary reform
  • Parliamentarians' handbooks covering controlling corruption, policies on poverty reduction, as well as good governance and accountablity