The main advantages are:
- Provides opportunity for participation in plenary and regional conferences, seminars, visits, and exchanges of delegations.
- Members are entitled to receive ‘The Parliamentarian’ quarterly and the newsletter ‘First Reading’ every second month.
- The Parliamentary Information and Reference Centre of the CPA Secretariat provides information on parliamentary, constitutional, and Commonwealth matters.
- CPA branches readily assist in arranging introductions for members visiting other jurisdictions.
- Members visiting other Commonwealth countries are normally accorded parliamentary courtesies.
- Some branches provide for study tours to compare political and procedural developments.