The Parliamentary Centre in Asia

Other Activities

The Centre is called on regularly to provide advisory services to legislatures. Additional work in Asia has included:

Bangladesh

Under contract to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Centre assessed rising levels of political conflict in Bangladesh.

Mongolia

Under contract to the UNDP, the Centre provided advice and technical assistance in the area of strategic planning and undertook a legislative assessment mission.

Pakistan

Under contract to DFAIT the Centre undertook two legislative assessment missions.

Vietnam

The Parliamentary Centre (Canada) was contracted by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to design and implement a study tour to Canada for Members and Senior Staff of the Ethnic Council of the National Assembly of Vietnam. The study tour, Canadian Legislation, Policies and Programs Impacting Ethnic and Minority Issues, included meetings with the Provincial Governments in British Columbia and Ontario, the Federal Government, a number of non-governmental organizations as well as Aboriginal and First Nation's groups.

For additional information, please contact Christine Ivory or Imran Arshad.