To explore the critical issue of promoting the importance of essential digital literacy and skills for Canadian youth, a one-day invitation-only Symposium was organized by the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and MediaSmarts in Ottawa on February 10, 2014. This summary report – Youth and Digital Skills Symposium: Preparing young Canadians to make social, economic and cultural contributions – encapsulates “what we heard”. It frames the challenges and opportunities and suggests ways forward as captured by the organizers.