Find out who made the final list ahead of the much-awaited black-tie event
The most eagerly anticipated event in the Canadian mortgage industry calendar is just around the corner – and as the countdown to the 2023 Canadian Mortgage Awards continues, CMP is proud to reveal the list of this year’s Excellence Awardees.
Returning for their 17th year, the CMAs will take place on Thursday, April 20 at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle, with mortgage professionals from across Canada set to gather for what promises to be an unforgettable night to toast the industry’s best and brightest.
Renowned Etalk anchor Tyrone Edwards will act as host for the evening, with a cocktail reception set to kick off proceedings before an awards ceremony and dinner banquet, followed by the post-awards celebration.
Some of the mortgage industry’s leading names are up for honours across a variety of prestigious categories in 2023, with thousands of nominations sent in recent weeks for what’s sure to be the most competitive CMAs to date.
Remember to join us for what’s certain to be an unmissable occasion in Toronto in April. Click here to register and book your table – and remember, all guests details are due on or before March 30 at 5 p.m. EST.
Without further ado, CMP can now reveal the list of this year’s Excellence Awardees, all of whom are now finalists for the 2023 Canadian Mortgage Awards.
Broker of the Year (Regional – Alberta)
Bob Reader - Canadian Mortgage Professionals
Collin Bruce - Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Mentors
Nadeem Keshavjee - GreenBirch Capital
Sarah Strauss - Mortgage Alliance, The Place to Mortgage
Kim Nguyen - Vine Group - Mortgage Alliance
Gert Martens - HT Mortgage Group
Jonah Wright - Mortgage Intelligence
Cyrus Habibi - MCC Premiere Mortgage Centre
Stacey Collett - TMG Mortgage Group Atlantic
Broker of the Year (Regional – British Columbia)
Kyle Green - Origin Mortgages,DLC
Angela Calla - The Angela Calla Mortgage Team
Zaheed Valli-Hasham - City Wide Mortgage Services - VH Mortgage Group
Dan Miller - Miller Mortgages
Sharnjit Singh Gill - VERICO Superior Mortgage
Luisa Hough - Verico Xeva Mortgage
Sabeena Bubber - Verico Xeva-Integre Mortgage Partners
Lev Keselman - Peak Mortgage Company
Mackenzie Gartside - Select Mortgage
Geoff Lee - GLM Mortgage Group, DLC
Broker of the Year (Regional – Ontario)
Chris Allard - Smart Debt Mortgages (Mortgage Intelligence)
Joanna Lang - Outline Financial
Anne Brill - Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions
Shawn Stillman - CIMBC Mortgage Outlet
Rakhi Madan - Key Mortgage Partners (Mortgage Intelligence)
Brian Hogben - Mission35 Mortgages
Rakhee Dhingra - Mortgage Savvy
Dalia Barsoum - Streetwise Mortgages
Anthony Venuto - Centum Intouch Mortgage Solutions
David Griffin - DLC Griffin Financial Group
Broker of the Year (Regional – Prairies)
Lisa Gryba - One-Link Mortgage
Kent Bittner - Axiom Mortgage Solutions
Shirl Funk - Shirl Funk Mortgages Powered by The Mortgage Centre
Shawna MacDonald - The Mortgage Associates
Lisa Helfrick - Mortgage Intelligence
Chad Wilson - Ideal Mortgage Solutions
Viktor Schaefer - One-Link Mortgage
Broker of the Year (Regional – Quebec)
Sandra Allard - Planiprêt
Terry Kilakos - North East Real Estate & Mortgage Agency
Véronique Caron - Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
Georges Tsovikian - Orbis Mortgage Group
Ryan La Haye - Planiprêt
Christina Montesano - Orbis Mortgage Group
Sammy Hammouda - Orbis Mortgage Group
Isabelle Gendron - CENTUM Boulevard Hypothécaire
Pierre-Charles Jolicoeur - Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
Industry Service Provider of the Year
M3 Tech (BOSS)
BluMortgage
Intellifi
Lendesk
Mortgage Automator
Lender BDM of the Year (Alternative Lending)
Haroon Royan - B2B Bank
Nitin Grover - NPX
Steve Leishman - Bridgewater Bank
Trupti Patel - CWB Optimum Mortgage
Lisa Alentejano - Equitable Bank
Roberto Blanco - Equitable Bank
Sandy Pandolfi - Haventree Bank
Chris Hoeppner - HomeEquity Bank
Cam Delli Pizzi - MCAN
Matt Sheriff - CWB Optimum Mortgage
Greg Delahunty - AVEO - CMLS Financial
Natasha Alli - Excalibur, First National Financial LP
Candace Wood - Community Trust
Lender BDM of the Year (Prime)
Tiffany Pedersen - Strive
Chris Woodhouse - Strive
Richard Richards - First National Financial LP
Jina McInerney - MERIX Financial
Sophia Jessa - MERIX Financial
Corey Cox - MERIX Financial
Nicole Thomson - MERIX Financial
Kyle Williams - First Circle Financial
Reaza Ali - Fisgard Asset Management
Rachel Rogerson - Gentai Capital Corp
Alex Lewicki - JV Capital
Christine Perkins - Sequence Capital
Pratheesan Rathnapala - VWR Capital Corp.
Francis Lee - Alta West Capital
Justin Theriault - Alta West Capital
Amy Chen - Fisgard Asset Management
Jerry Wieliczko - Hosper Mortgage
Lender Underwriter of the Year (Alternative Lending)
Andrea Spratt - Bridgewater Bank
Darren Schienbein - CWB Optimum Mortgage
Melissa Pololos - Equitable Bank
Max Kharkov - Haventree Bank
Sarah Roscoe - Home Trust Company
Nicole Roe - HomeEquity Bank
Rubin Rahman - Paradigm Quest
Ghazal Omer - MCAN Home
Jason Comstock - Home Trust Company
Brendan Pringle - Excalibur, First National Financial LP
Lender Underwriter of the Year (Prime)
Ajopana Mahalingam - First National Financial LP
Danny Wang - Strive
Geoff Charkow - MERIX Financial
Rosy Auld - MCAP Service Corp
Traci Merkel - MCAP Service Corp
Deidre Wise - MERIX Financial
Joanka Martinez - RFA Mortgage Corporation
Róisín Gaffney - RFA Mortgage Corporation
Andrew Huang - RMG Mortgages
Angela Molyneaux – TDMS
Lender Underwriter of the Year (Private Lending)
Michael Diseri - Alta West Capital
Rupinder Saini - Alta West Capital
Josie Milanetti - Canadian Mortgages Inc.
Cory Himmel - Firm Capital Corporation
Arvin Darred - Gentai Capital Corp.
Catalin Popa - Hillmount Capital
Grant Plunkie - Shelter Lending Corp
Olga Bondari - Tembo Financial
Ian Tam - VAULT Mortgage Corporation
Daniela Peeva - TriLend Inc.
Mortgage Industry Employer of Choice
Community Trust
Bridgewater Bank
Canadian Mortgages Inc.
Centum Financial Group
Home Trust Company
Invis Mortgage Intelligence
Manulife Bank
MCAN
Ratehub.ca
TMG The Mortgage Group
Lend At Ease
National Broker Network of the Year
Centum Financial Group
Invis Mortgage Intelligence
Mortgage Alliance
TMG The Mortgage Group
Verico Financial Group
Dominion Lending Centres
Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
The Avison Young Award for Broker of the Year – Commercial
Almira Namvar - Uptown Commercial Mortgages
Vic Cotton - Avenue Financial
Ahmed Hatata - Green Mortgage Solutions
Michel Durand - Mcommercial
Christine Xu - MoneyBroker Canada
Peter Quinn - Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
Stephen Thomas - TMG Black Capital | HALO Advisory
Jason Sohl - Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions
Anne Ananda - CRE Capital Canada
Jonathan Gagnon - Orbis Mortgage Group
The Canadian Mortgages Inc. Award for Broker of the Year – Private Lending
Pip Dhaliwal - Freedom Capital
Andre Deleo - Morgix
David Clarke - TMG The Mortgage Group Atlantic
Davinder Powar - AKAL Mortgages
Clyde Jr. Bryant - Dominion Lending Centres Uptown Financial Mortgages
Tyson Gobind - GoldTree Mortgage
Reza Ghazi - Greenflow Financial
Teresa Franciosa - Mission35 Mortgages
Joe Giannola - Mission35 Mortgages
Raghav Manchanda - Seven Lending
Tim Hurlbut - TNT Mortgages
The Centum Financial Award for Brokerage of the Year (Fewer than 25 Employees)
North East Real Estate & Mortgage Agency
The Mortgage Minds
Bespoke Mortgage Group
CENTUM One Financial Group
Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
Jayman Financial
Mortgage Outlet
Mortgage Savvy
VERICO Superior Mortgage
Homewise Solutions
The Community Trust Award for Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year
Gogi Luthra - AKAL Mortgages
Yvonne Choi - Citadel Mortgages
Gurpreet Ubhi - J&G Mortgages
Joe Giannola - Mission35 Mortgages
Christine Xu - MoneyBroker Canada
Jason Anbara - Mortgage Alliance
Denise Laframboise - Mortgage Architects
Jason Sohl - Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions
Kamaljeet Bhumber - Verico Xeva Mortgage
Max Escrogin - Vine Group-Mortgage Alliance
The CWB Optimum Mortgage Award for Brokerage of the Year (25 Employees or More)
Axiom Mortgage Solutions
GNE Mortgages Inc.
Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
Ratehub.ca
Safebridge Financial Group
Sherwood Mortgage Group
Tango Financial
Verico Xeva Mortgage
True North Mortgage
Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions
The Home Trust Award for Woman of Distinction
Diana Lee - The Mortgage Minds
Elizabeth Wood - Canadian Mortgages Inc.
Leanne Myles - Centum Home Lenders
Hali Noble - Fisgard Asset Management
Kelly Neuber - KN Marketing
Elaine Taylor - Mortgage Alliance
Marina Bournas - RFA Mortgage Corporation
Christine Buemann - The Collective Mortgage Group
Barbara Cook - The Mortgage Centre
Meaghan Hastings - The Mortgage Coach
Kristy Maxwell - Verico Financial Group
The MCAN Award for New Brokerage of the Year
Dominion Lending Centres Next Generation Mortgage
BRX Mortgage
GoldTree Mortgage
Synergy Mortgage Group
TMG Black Capital | HALO Advisory
Anchor Mortgages Canada
The RFA Award for Excellence in Philanthropy & Community Service
8Twelve Mortgage
Kuljit Singh - AKAL Mortgages
Andrew Young - Axiom Mortgage Solutions
Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
Collin Bruce Mortgage Team
Empire Mortgage Group
Cheryl Sanguinetti – Invis
Kristen Dias - Mission35 Mortgages
SafeBridge Financial Group
Sadiq Boodoo - Approved Financial Services
Flare Mortgage Group
The Scarlett Network Award for Digital Innovation in a Brokerage
Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
Mission35 Mortgages
Pineapple Financial
Ratehub.ca
Tango Financial
8Twelve Mortgage
Citadel Mortgages
Homewise Solutions
Young Achiever of the Year
Clyde Jr. Bryant - Dominion Lending Centres Uptown Financial Mortgages
Michele Farrugia - Mortgage Outlet Inc.
Rashmeet Kaur - AKAL Mortgages
Kevin Huynh - Empire Mortgage Group
Chelsea Bedard - Mission35 Mortgages
Peter Martens - One-Link Mortgage
Charles-Antoine Boudreau – Planiprêt
Dionne King - TMG - King Mortgages
Joanna Zhou - TMG The Mortgage Group
Leslie Penney - Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
Tracy Regier - Verico, The Mortgage Minds
