A meeting of Canadian social planning organizations was convened by the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) in Toronto, Ontario in early May 2006 with the support of Human Resources and Social Development Canada. The planning group for the meeting group included representatives from CCSD and social planning organizations from across Canada (See Appendix A). The following is a summary of discussion and next steps from this meeting. Representatives from more than thirty social planning organizations and regional networks across Canada participated in sessions to provide input on the development of a pan-Canadian network (see Appendix B for list of participants). Given the current social and economic context, and the recent federal budget, it was an opportune time to discuss the benefits and challenges of working together to address social development issues affecting communities across Canada.