Award Categories

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

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Winner: Rena Malkah – President, CFO, CEO and Broker of Record with CYR Funding Inc

BROKER OF THE YEAR (25 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)

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Winner: Luisa Hough – Verico Xeva Mortgage

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Dave Butler – Butler Mortgage
Philippe Breault Raymond – CanWise Financial
Anne Coumiscertanidou-Brill – Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions
Zaheed Valli-Hasham – Citywide Mortgage Services
Win Lui – Clear Trust Mortgages
Collin Bruce – Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Mentors
Nick Lecuyer – The Mortgage Wellness Group

BROKER OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 25 EMPLOYEES)

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Winner: Bernadette Laxamana – Karista Mortgage

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Paul Meredith – CityCan Financial
Asim Ali – DLC Royalty Financial
Scott Travelbea – DLC Travelbea & Associates
Elvis Hui – Guaranti Mortgages
Paul Gazzola – Guelph Mortgage Architects
Linda Walters – Mogul Mortgages / Mortgage Architects
Shawn Stillman – Mortgage Outlet
Rakhee Dhingra – Mortgage Savvy
Joanna Lang – Outline Financial
Chad Oyhenart – The Collective Mortgage Group

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION

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Winner: Premiere Mortgage Centre

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

DLC Blue Tree Mortgages West
FamilyLending.ca
GreenFlow Financial
Millennial’s Choice Mortgages
North East Mortgages
SafeBridge Financial Group

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

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Winner: MERIX Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
CanWise Financial
CWB Optimum Mortgage
DLC Elite Lending
Homewise Solutions
Jencor Mortgage Corporation
Lend At Ease

EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Winner: Mike Brain – WE Advantage Mortgages

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ameera Ameerullah – Canada Mortgage and Financial Group
Lisa Kanski – Castle Mortgage Group – Powered by TMG The Mortgage Group
Paul Meredith – CityCan Financial
Geoff Lee – GLM Mortgage Group
Mortgage Connection
Troy MacBeth Abromaitis – New Wave Lending with The Mortgage Centre
Tracy Valko – Valko Financial
Sabeena Bubber – Verico Xeva Mortgage

LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Brett Van Driel – Paradigm Quest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Anne Albani – Blueprint Paradigm Quest
Samantha Mykes – Bridgewater Bank
Josie Milanetti – Canadian Mortgages Inc.
Tanya Lucente – Community Trust
Brenda Bell – First National Financial
Jason Kelly – First National Financial
Jason Comstock – Home Trust Company
Ronelle Landicho – Home Trust Company
Nicole Cabral – MCAP Service Corp.
Traci Merkel – MCAP Service Corp.
Leanne Karatsikis – Merix Financial
Mike Cuadra – Ready Capital Mortgage Investment Trust

NATIONAL BROKER NETWORK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Centum Financial Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Dominion Lending Centres
Invis | Mortgage Intelligence
Mortgage Alliance
Mortgage Architects
The Mortgage Centre
TMG The Mortgage Group
Verico Financial Group

NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: The Collective Mortgage Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bespoke Lending Solutions
Donaldson Capital
Empire Mortgage Group
iBridge Capital

THE AVISON YOUNG AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL

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Winner: Daniela Peeva – Mortgage Alliance Commercial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Daniela Peeva – Mortgage Alliance Commercial
Lino Bouthillier – Mortgage Alliance Commercial
Michel Durand – Mortgage Alliance Commercial
Stephanie Kowalew – Multi-Prets Commercial
Henri Zacharie – Multi-Prets Commercial
Michael Bi – Peak Mortgage Company
Raj Singh – Tango Financial
Jason Sohl – Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions

THE CANADIAN MORTGAGES INC. AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRIVATE LENDING

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Winner: Shawn Allen – Matrix Mortgage Global

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

David Clarke – Clarke Mortgage Group TMG
Jim Furlong – DLC Forest City Funding
Graeme Moss – Fair Mortgage Solutions
Christine Xu – Moneybroker Canada – Mortgage Architects
Scott Westlake – The Westlake Team Dominion Lending Centres National
Tim Hurlbut – TNT Mortgages

THE CENTUM AWARD FOR INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Newton Connectivity Systems / Velocity

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Newton Connectivity Systems / Velocity
Equifax Canada
FundMore AI
Lendesk
Nationwide Appraisal Services
Reslii
Snap NOA Enterprises Incorporated
Teranet

THE CIMBC AWARD FOR LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Chris Woodhouse – RFA Mortgage Corporation

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Amanda Carnevale – Community Trust
Trupti Patel – CWB Optimum Mortgage
Suzanne Fleur de Lys – Aujla – Equitable Bank
Richard Richards – First National Financial
Reaza Ali – Fisgard Asset Management
Angela Lattuca – HomeEquity Bank
Randy Binstock – Home Trust Company
Krista Valadao – Home Trust Company
Jerry (Zdzislaw) Wieliczko – Hosper Mortgage Investment Corporation
Patrick Soy – MCAP Service Corp.
Jessica Fitzpatrick – Paradigm Quest
Matt Steele – RMG Mortgages
Emerson Dias – Vault Credit Mortgages
Leanne Conroy – XMC Mortgage Corporation

THE COMMUNITY TRUST AWARD FOR ALTERNATIVE BROKER SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Kuljit Singh – AKAL Mortgages

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ameera Ameerullah – Canada Mortgage and Financial Group
David Clarke – Clarke Mortgage Group TMG
Alan Nicholas – DLC Forest City Funding
Reza Ghazi – GreenFlow Financial
Christine Xu – Money Broker Canada – Mortgage Architects
Jason Anbara – Mortgage Alliance
Rachael Beemer – My Better Mortgage
Anna Alex – The Mortgage Alliance Company of Canada – Master Financial
Jason Sohl – Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions

THE CWB OPTIMUM MORTGAGE AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (25 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)

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Winner: CanWise Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AKAL Mortgages
Axiom Mortgage Solutions
Clear Trust Mortgages
DLC Elite Lending
DLC Forest City Funding
Matrix Mortgage Global
MortgagePal
Premiere Mortgage Centre
SafeBridge Financial Group
Sherwood Mortgage Group
The Mortgage Advisors
The Mortgage Coach
True North Mortgage

THE HEAVENTREE BANK AWARD FOR DIGITAL INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: DLC Expert Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
CanWise Financial
GreenFlow Financial
Haystax Mortgage
Homewise Solutions
Tango Financial
The CLC Network
TMG The Mortgage Group

THE HOME TRUST AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Elizabeth Wood – Canadian Mortgages Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ameera Ameerullah – Canada Mortgage and Financial Group
Hali Strandlund-Noble – Fisgard Asset Management
Andrea Munroe – HomeEquity Bank
Kyra Wong – Manulife
Laura Martin – Matrix Mortgage Global
Barbara Cook – Mortgage Centre Canada
Sharon Fitzpatrick – Paradigm Quest
Christine Buemann – The Collective Mortgage Group
Meaghan Hastings – The Mortgage Coach
Veronica Love – TMG The Mortgage Group
Sabeena Bubber – Verico Xeva Mortgage

THE HOMEEQUITY BANK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

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Winner: CanWise Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

360Lending
Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
DLC Expert Financial
Dominion Lending HT Mortgage Group
GLM Mortgage Group
Lend At Ease
Loewen Group – Powered by Axiom
MortgagePal
Outline Financial
The Angela Calla Mortgage Team

YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Shabnam Gill – Mortgage Outlet

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Matthew O’Neil – Axiom Mortgage Solutions
Xenos Chan – DLC-First Pacific Mortgage
Leslie Penney – East Coast Mortgage Brokers
Brendan Woodfull – Edison Financial
Kevin Huynh – Empire Mortgage Group
Okhtay Yousefzadeh – EQ Equitis Mortgage Group – DLC Mortgage Evolution
Crystal Mamchur – Flare Mortgage Group
Matthew Ablakan – Millennial’s Choice Mortgages
Blaire Borle – Mortgage Architects
Tracy Regier – The Mortgage Minds
Catherine Ellis – Verico Xeva Mortgage
Johnson Andrews – Vine Group