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Canadian Participation in Parliamentary Associations

A parliamentary association is an international body composed of persons who are members of a legislature in their own country, state, or province. Although such bodies are sometimes consultative assemblies established by treaty and having an organic link with an intergovernmental organization (the European Parliament for example), most associations are informal bodies with no status in international law. Canadian parliamentarians belong to six informal organizations designed to promote international understanding through personal contacts at regular meetings. While a check of traditional textbooks on Canadian government will fail to uncover a single line acknowledging the existence of such associations, nevertheless they do constitute an additional element in the total political equipment available to nations and individuals for the conduct of public affairs.