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The vision of CaribbeanTales is to create an inclusive Canadian audiovisual landscape.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About FedDev Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than 12 years,&nbsp;the Government of Canada, through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.feddevontario.gc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FedDev Ontario<\/a>,&nbsp;has worked to advance and diversify the southern Ontario economy through funding opportunities and business services that support innovation and growth in Canada&#8217;s most populous region. The Agency has delivered impressive results, which can be seen in southern Ontario businesses that are creating innovative technologies, improving their productivity, growing their revenues, and in the economic advancement of communities across the region. Learn more about the impacts the Agency is having in southern Ontario by exploring our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.feddevontario.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/723.nsf\/eng\/h_00358.html?OpenDocument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pivotal projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CaribbeanTales Inc. launched the first cohort of the\u00a0CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio Access Project (CTBISAP)\u00a0on March 15th, 2022. 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