Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption

What Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption does

The Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) is a Canadian not-for-profit, inter-parliamentary network founded in October 2002 in Ottawa and incorporated under Canadian law in 2003. Its mission is to enable serving legislators to combat corruption, strengthen good governance, and uphold the rule of law. The organization operates through 6 regional chapters (APNAC, ARPAC, Latin America, Oceania, SEAPAC, SAPAC) and 70 national chapters, with approximately 1,400 parliamentarian members globally; CARIBPAC is in development as a seventh regional chapter for the Caribbean.

GOPAC's core offerings combine publications, training, and convening. It publishes domain-specific resources including the Handbook on Parliamentary Ethics and Conduct, the Anti-Corruption Assessment Tool for Parliamentarians, Parliament's Role in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, the Legistrack legislative tracking series, and UNGASS documentation. In April 2026 it launched the Global Anticorruption Online Training Platform as a scalable e-learning channel, complementing the in-person Forum of Parliamentarians held on the margins of the UNCAC Conference of States Parties and its four Global Task Forces (Anti-Money Laundering, UNCAC, Parliamentary Oversight, Parliamentary Ethics & Conduct). The Global Secretariat, supported by 1–10 staff, coordinates events, membership, and partnerships.

The business model is non-commercial: revenue comes from individual parliamentarian membership contributions, grants, and external funder support. GOPAC monetizes influence and institutional positioning rather than products — notably its Steering Committee seat at the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC), which it assumed from the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and strategic partnerships with UNITAR and UNODC that provide training delivery and accreditation at UN anti-corruption processes.

Name

Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption

Legal name

Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption

Website

https://gopacnetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GOPAC is a Canadian not-for-profit network of approximately 1,400 parliamentarians across 70 national chapters and 6 regional chapters, founded in 2002 to combat corruption, promote good governance, and support legislators through training, publications, and convening at UN anti-corruption processes.

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Product category

Anti-Corruption Governance and Parliamentary Capacity Building

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

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Keywords

• Anti-corruption governance
• Parliamentary ethics training
• Legislative oversight programs
• Parliamentary capacity building
• Global anticorruption advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Doha

HQ country

Qatar

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: GOPAC operates as a not-for-profit organization with membership-based participation. Parliamentarians join through national chapters and pay membership contributions to support organizational operations.
2. Grants and Funding: GOPAC receives funding from donors and funders to support its programs, events, and operational activities. The organization maintains a funders page and partners page indicating external financial support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GOPAC is a multilateral not-for-profit network that provides anti-corruption education, tools, and convening platforms to legislators worldwide. Its core offerings include the Global Anticorruption Online Training Platform, peer-published knowledge resources (handbooks, assessment tools, Legistrack legislative tracking), specialized Global Task Forces, and convening programs such as the Forum of Parliamentarians held alongside the UNCAC Conference of States Parties.

Product overview

GOPAC operates as a network organization rather than a commercial product company. Its core offerings include publications (handbooks, guides, reports on anti-corruption and parliamentary governance), an online training platform for anti-corruption education, and programs including forums, task forces, and annual conferences. The publications serve as knowledge resources while the training platform provides structured learning. The organization also facilitates regional chapters (APNAC, ARPAC, and others) and maintains a library of resources covering anti-corruption assessment tools, legislative tracking, and UNGASS documentation.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Anticorruption Online Training Platform An online training platform developed by GOPAC to provide anti-corruption education and capacity building for parliamentarians worldwide.
• Anti-Corruption Assessment Tool for Parliamentarians A user guide tool designed to help parliamentarians assess and address corruption risks and vulnerabilities in parliamentary processes.
• Handbook on Parliamentary Ethics and Conduct A comprehensive handbook providing guidance on ethical standards and conduct expected of parliamentarians to promote integrity and good governance.
• Forum of Parliamentarians Regular forums bringing together parliamentarians from around the world to discuss anti-corruption strategies, share best practices, and strengthen parliamentary oversight mechanisms, held on the margins of the UNCAC Conference of States Parties.
• GOPAC Global Task Forces Specialized task forces addressing key anti-corruption focus areas including Anti-Money Laundering, UNCAC implementation, Parliamentary Oversight, Parliamentary Ethics & Conduct, and Participation of Society & Open Parliament.
• GOPAC Annual General Meeting Conference Annual meeting of GOPAC members held in conjunction with major international anti-corruption events, such as the Conference of States Parties to the UNCAC.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023GOPAC and UNITAR jointly organize virtual roundtables and workshops on topics including parliamentary accountability for climate change, using technologies for combating corruption, and anticorruption and human rights. These partnerships provide training and capacity building for parliamentarians.
• GPEDC (Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGOPAC has been selected as the Steering Committee of the GPEDC, representing the Parliamentary Community. This role was previously held by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
• UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGOPAC participates in the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption and organizes the Forum of Parliamentarians on the margins of CoSP. UNODC coordinates the registration and logistics for parliamentary delegations.
• IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGOPAC has formally replaced IPU as a steering committee member of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC), representing the parliamentary community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Transparency International: Transparency International is the world's largest anti-corruption civil society organization, producing the Corruption Perceptions Index and engaging governments and legislatures globally. It is the closest civil-society peer to GOPAC's anti-corruption advocacy mission, though it works through civil society rather than directly with parliamentarians.
• Basel Institute on Governance: The Basel Institute on Governance works on anti-corruption, asset recovery, and public governance, providing training and tools comparable to GOPAC's Global Anticorruption Online Training Platform. Both organizations target capacity building for public officials and operate internationally.
• UNCAC Coalition: The UNCAC Coalition is a global anti-corruption civil society network focused on UNCAC implementation — the same treaty framework GOPAC's task forces address. It represents a parallel advocacy structure pushing similar accountability agendas from the civil society side.
• Westminster Foundation for Democracy: The Westminster Foundation for Democracy supports democratic governance and parliamentary capacity building in developing and transition countries. It targets the same end-user (legislators) as GOPAC, though it is funded and oriented toward UK democratic governance models.

Emerging players

• Open Government Partnership: OGP is a multilateral initiative promoting transparency, accountability, and citizen participation — thematic overlap with GOPAC's parliamentary ethics and oversight focus. Both engage governments on open governance reforms, with OGP operating through executive branch commitments.
• International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA): IACA delivers anti-corruption training and education to practitioners from public and private sectors globally. Its training function directly parallels GOPAC's Global Anticorruption Online Training Platform, though IACA focuses on a broader audience beyond parliamentarians.
• Global Integrity: Global Integrity is a non-profit producing research and advocacy on governance and anti-corruption, comparable in mission scope though smaller and research-driven. It serves as a thematic peer in the broader anti-corruption evidence and advocacy ecosystem.

Regional players

• National Democratic Institute (NDI): NDI works globally to strengthen democratic institutions, including legislative bodies, providing training and support to parliamentarians. It overlaps with GOPAC's parliamentary capacity-building mission, though NDI is US-funded and emphasizes broader democratic governance rather than anti-corruption specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Inter-Parliamentary Union: The Inter-Parliamentary Union is the global organization of national parliaments, predating GOPAC and overlapping significantly in membership. IPU is the most direct comparator as a broader multilateral parliamentary body that GOPAC has effectively displaced in the GPEDC steering committee role.
• UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime): UNODC serves as the secretariat for the UNCAC and runs extensive anti-corruption capacity-building programs. GOPAC's Forum of Parliamentarians operates on UNCAC CoSP margins coordinated by UNODC, making it both a partner and a functionally overlapping institution with much larger resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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