After many conversations, gatherings, field visits, and reflections, Participatory Canada kicked off a year of social research and development (R&D). With co-investments from the McConnell Foundation and Employment and Social Development Canada’s Investment Readiness Program, working in partnership with Participatory City Foundation and partners across Canada, we are co-creating a network of fully inclusive, practical participatory ecosystems. Our purpose is to build the kind of social infrastructure, spaces and conditions to help residents work together, shoulder to shoulder, to create a better life for each other and for the planet