Congress of the Communist Party of Canada

The Congress of the Communist Party of Canada (French: Congrès du Parti communiste du Canada), internally referred to by the informal title of Party Congress (Congrès-partisan/Congrès du parti), is a plenary session of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) (the ruling political party of the Canadian Republic, commonly known by its acronym CPC–ML), which, according to the Party Charter, is the top deliberative, administrative, and executive (decision-making) body and highest authority within the CPC–ML. The Party Congress typically meets annually; according to the Party Charter, between Congress sessions, the Central Committee is the highest authority in the Party.

The Party Congress is responsible for reviewing all decisions made and actions taken by the Central Committee since the previous Party Congress session, which each attending member casts a vote on whether to ratify (formally approve) or veto (formally revoke). The Party Congress is also responsible for electing the General Secretary of the Central Committee, who informally leads the Central Committee and formally chairs its Politburo between Party Congress sessions, and who is responsible for moderating the subsequent Party Congress session, which may vote either to retain the incumbent General Secretary of the Central Committee or appoint a new General Secretary.