2025 WINNERS & EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

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ALTERNATIVE BROKER SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Harman Batta – Mortgage Alliance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Eduardo Pontes – Seventy Seven Park
  • Gogi Luthra – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
  • Jason Anbara – Jason Anbara Mortgage Alliance
  • Jason Sohl – MCC – Capital360 Corp
  • Max Escrogin – Maventure Mortgage Co
  • Muhammad Aamir Khalique – DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group
  • Pip Dhaliwal – Freedom Capital Inc.
  • Rashmeet Kaur – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
  • Steve Futyer – TMG The Mortgage Group – KW Mortgage Team
  • Sylvain Poirier – Dominion Lending Centres
  • Zeynep Babir – 8Twelve Mortgage Corp. 

BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL

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Winner: Joanna Zhou – TMG The Mortgage Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Ahmed Hatata – Green Mortgage Solutions Inc.
  • Alexander Durand – Mcommercial
  • David Mayrand – Mortgage Architects – Maoki
  • Denis Gagné Nadeau – Multilogements.ca
  • Jean-François Labrecque – Multilogements.ca
  • Jonathan Gagnon – Orbis Mortgage Group
  • Mary Grace Tatangelo – Mcommercial
  • Mike Chiu – Capital West Mortgage Inc.
  • Nadeem Keshavjee – Greenbirch Capital
  • Peter Quinn – Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
  • Stephen Thomas – Mortgage Alliance – HALO Mortgage Advisory
  • Vanessa Thomas – Mortgage Alliance – HALO Mortgage Advisory
  • Vic Cotton – Avenue Financial 

THE MATRIX MORTGAGE GLOBAL AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL – EASTERN CANADA (QUEBEC AND ONTARIO)

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Winner: Paul Meredith – Paul Meredith Team – PMT Mortgage Corp.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Chantal Chevalier – Orbis Mortgage Group
  • Charles-Antoine Boudreau – Planiprêt
  • Gurpreet (Goldy) Singh – Mortgage Alliance
  • Matthew Picciuto – Vine Group Mortgage Brokerage
  • Meaghan Hastings – Mortgage Alliance The Mortgage Coach
  • Philippe Boucher – Mortgage Alliance
  • Pierre-Charles Jolicoeur – JA Hypothèques
  • Rakhee Dhingra – Mortgage Savvy
  • Tracy Valko – DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group
  • Veronique Caron – Multi-Prêts Hypothèques 

BROKER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL – MARITIMES/ATLANTIC CANADA(NEWFOUNDLAND, PEI, NOVA SCOTIA, AND NEW BRUNSWICK)

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Winner: Leslie Penney – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Chris Vye – Estate Mortgage-The Mortgage Centre
  • Daniel Cox – Mortgage Alliance – United Group
  • David Clarke – TMG The Mortgage Group Atlantic Inc
  • Ellen Flores-Abad – 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
  • Manpreet Singh – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
  • Rob Jennings – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers 

BROKER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL – WESTERN CANADA(MANITOBA, SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA)

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Winner: Sabeena Bubber – Verico Xeva Mortgage

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Atif Muhammad – Atlas Mortgage Group
  • Bart Rygal – Verico Xeva Mortgage
  • Candice Carr – Kindred Mortgage Co.
  • Daniel (Dan) Miller – TMG – Miller Mortgages
  • Deb White – White House Mortgages
  • Inam Qureshi – Syndicate Lending Corporation
  • Lisa Gryba – One Link Mortgage & Financial
  • Nestor de Quiroz – Fi-Nest Mortgage Inc
  • Sharnjit Gill – VERICO Superior Mortgage Inc.
  • Surinderjit Khamba – Coast to Coast Mortgage Group
  • Tracy Regier – Tango Financial – Compass Mortgage Group
  • Zaheed Valli-Hasham – City Wide Mortgage Services – VH Mortgage Group 

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (25 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)

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Winner: Key Mortgage Partners

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group
  • Get a Better Mortgage Inc.
  • Orbis Mortgage Group
  • Quantus Mortgage Solutions
  • Ratehub.ca
  • Tango Financial
  • The Mortgage Advisors
  • TMG The Mortgage Group (Atlantic) Inc.
  • Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
  • Verico Xeva Mortgage 

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 25 EMPLOYEES)

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Winner: Bespoke Mortgage Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • CENTUM Home Lenders Ltd.
  • Choice Financial Corp.
  • Fi-Nest Mortgage
  • Homewise Solutions Inc.
  • Intouch Mortgage Solutions Inc.
  • Kindred Mortgage Co
  • Mortgage Simplicity
  • Mortgage Outlet
  • VERICO Superior Mortgage 

DIGITAL INNOVATION IN A BROKERAGE

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Winner: Ratehub.ca

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
  • Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
  • Citadel Mortgages
  • DLCG
  • Homewise Solutions Inc.
  • Premiere Mortgage
  • Quantus Mortgage Solutions
  • Syndicate Lending
  • Tango Financial
  • TMG The Mortgage Group 

INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Scarlett Network

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Blu Mortgage
  • Dolphin Enterprises Ltd
  • FundMore
  • Haventree Bank
  • Mortgage Marketing Coach
  • Real Estate and Mortgage Institute of Canada Inc.
  • Solidifi
  • Tactical Mortgage Solutions (TMS)
  • The Mortgage Nerd training courses 

INNOVATOR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL AWARD)

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Winner: Joe Fakhri – Scarlett Network

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Adrian Schulz – Centum Financial Group Inc.
  • Chris Grimes – FundMore
  • Inam Qureshi – Syndicate Lending Corporation
  • Jared Stanley – Neighbourhood Holdings
  • Ross Taylor – Concierge Mortgage Group
  • Russ Morrison – Tactical Mortgage Solutions (TMS)
  • Tom Hall – BluMortgage
  • Tristan Kirk – Citadel Mortgages 

LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR (PRIME)

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Winner: Beverly LePage – TD Bank

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Adam Meger – RFA Mortgage Corporation
  • Andrew Fedewicz – TD Canada Trust
  • April Morin – Merix Financial
  • Cam DelliPizzi – MCAN
  • Francesca Papasodaro – TD Canada Trust
  • Geoff Semple – Manulife
  • Harriet Cammayo – MCAN
  • Jordan Speer – RFA Mortgage Corporation
  • Manny Sevatzian – First National Financial LP
  • Phil Wiseman – MCAP Service Corporation
  • Ryan White – MCAN
  • Shane Lapointe
  • Stefan Mandic – TD Canada Trust 

LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR (SPECIALIST – ALTERNATIVE AND PRIVATE)

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Winner: Isabel Eydlin – First National Financial LP

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Amanda Carnevale – Strive Capital Corporation
  • Arlen Ekstein – Tembo Financial Inc.
  • Bernice Lim-Tran – HomeEquity Bank
  • Francis Massie – Equitable Bank
  • Jayson Zilkie – Shelter Lending Corporation
  • Jerry Wieliczko – Hosper Mortgages
  • Jo-Anne Fleming – First National Excalibur
  • Kyle Williams – First Circle Financial
  • Lisa Alentejano – Equitable Bank
  • Matt Vasselin – CMLS- AVEO
  • Matthew Sheriff – CWB Optimum Mortgage
  • Neil Maclaine – Home Trust Company
  • Reaza Ali – Fisgard Asset Management Corporation
  • Selenne Marin – Home Trust Company 

LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR (PRIME)

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Winner: Anne-Marie Koebel – RFA Mortgage Corporation

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Gary Brar – RMG Mortgages
  • Jeremy Hewitt – CMLS
  • Laura Aiken – MCAP
  • Rodney Greenlaw – Strive
  • Suresh Packianathan – Strive
  • Susan Anthony – First National Financial LP
  • Traci Merkel – MCAP
  • Vania Santos – Strive 

THE CANADA MORTGAGE AND FINANCIAL GROUP AWARD FOR LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPECIALIST – ALTERNATIVE AND PRIVATE)

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Winner: Drew Wiens – Haventree Bank

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Aaron Ballantine – MCAN
  • Andrew Taylor – Alta West Capital
  • Brynne Burgess – MCAP Eclipse
  • Catalin Popa – Hillmount Capital
  • Darren Schienbein – CWB Optimum Mortgage
  • Grant Plunkie – Shelter Lending Corporation
  • Jaclyn Brazier – Bridgewater Bank
  • Jessica Carreiro Phu – CMI Financial Group
  • Kevin Cheng – PHL Capital Corp.
  • Nancy Ribeiro – Glasslake Funding
  • Olga Bondari – Tembo Financial Inc.
  • Qasim Iftikhar – First National Excalibur
  • Zack Muir – Keystone Capital Ltd 

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

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Winner: Haventree Bank

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • BMO BrokerEdge
  • Centum Financial Group Inc.
  • CMI Financial Group
  • CWB Optimum Mortgage
  • HomeEquity Bank
  • MCAN
  • MCAP
  • Ratehub.ca
  • RFA Mortgage Corporation
  • Tango Financial
  • TMG The Mortgage Group 

NATIONAL BROKER NETWORK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Mortgage Centre Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Centum Financial Group Inc.
  • Dominion Lending Centres
  • Verico Financial Group Inc. 

NATIONAL BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Invis Mortgage Intelligence

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Mortgage Alliance
  • Mortgage Architects
  • Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
  • Pineapple Financial
  • Syndicate Lending Corporation
  • TMG The Mortgage Group 

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

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Winner: Reza Ghazi – Greenflow Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Amandeep Singh – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
  • Ameera Ameerullah – Canada Mortgage and Financial Group
  • Asim Ali – DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group
  • Bogdan Muzychka – Benson Mortgages
  • David Clarke – TMG The Mortgage Group Atlantic Inc
  • Davinder Powar – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
  • Geoff Lee – GLM Mortgage Group
  • Gurpreet (Goldy) Singh – Mortgage Alliance
  • Jordan Kissock – Verico Xeva Mortgage
  • Rob Jennings – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
  • Shirl Funk – Shirl Funk Mortgages Ltd 

THE CENTUM FINANCIAL AWARD FOR YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Akshay Gupta – Foundry Mortgage Capital Corp.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Jenna Hall – Kindred Mortgage Co.
  • Jess Dusome – BRX Mortgage
  • Joey Emond – Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
  • Mathieu Hallé – TMG The Mortgage Group – The Hallé Team
  • Muskan Muskan – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
  • Natasha Taylor – 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
  • Ola Broda – Flare Mortgage Group
  • Riley Boychuk – Boychuk Mortgages
  • Sydney Tolentino – Citadel Mortgages
  • Tyler Hibbs – Lending Niagara – Mortgage Architects 

THE EQUITABLE BANK AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR – REVERSE MORTGAGES

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Winner: Kyle Benzies – DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Ajay Singh – Centum Presto Mortgage/Retire Better
  • Doug Girvan – Mission 35 Mortgages
  • Jon McKay – DLC Mortgage House
  • Mathieu Lebrun – Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
  • Michael Sneddon – Reverse Mortgage Pros Inc
  • Rebecca Awram – Indi Mortgages
  • Samia Newton – Mortgage Alliance The Art of Mortgages Inc. 

THE HAVENTREE BANK AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

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Winner: Steven Ranson – HomeEquity Bank

THE HOME TRUST AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Caroline Rapson – Centum Financial Group Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Deanne Wheelan – East Coast Mortgage Brokers
  • Denise Laframboise – BRX Mortgage
  • Elaine Taylor – Mortgage Alliance
  • Elizabeth Wood – CMI Financial Group
  • Kristy-Lynn Maxwell – Verico Financial Group Inc.
  • Larissa Meleca – M3 Financial Group
  • Leah Zlatkin – Mortgage Outlet
  • Luisa Hough – Verico Xeva Mortgage
  • Natasha Bridgmohan – Natasha Bridgmohan & Team – Powered by Mortgage Intelligence
  • Rakhee Dhingra – Mortgage Savvy
  • Shannon Hillman – Capital West Mortgage Inc. 

THE MCAN AWARD FOR NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Kindred Mortgage Co

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • BrokerSquared Mortgage Group
  • Diverse Mortgage Group
  • Echo Mortgage
  • Mortgage Alliance HALO Mortgage Advisory
  • RTC Mortgage 

THE REMIC AWARD FOR CANADIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Sabeena Bubber – Verico Xeva Mortgage

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Harman Bhatta – Mortgage Alliance
  • Joanna Zhou – TMG The Mortgage Group
  • Kyle Benzies – DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group
  • Leslie Penney – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
  • Paul Meredith – Paul Meredith Team – PMT Mortgage Corp.
  • Reza Ghazi – Greenflow Financial 

THE RFA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Winner: Paul Bojakli – Quantus Mortgage Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Alta West Capital
  • Ameera Ameerullah – Canada Mortgage and Financial Group
  • Bekim Merdita – Rocket Mortgage Canada
  • Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
  • Carey Benvenuti – Lending Niagara – Mortgage Architects
  • Empire Mortgage Group
  • Hema Amin – Mortgage Alliance
  • Michelle Ross – TMG The Mortgage Group
  • PHL Capital Corp.
  • Rachelle Gregory – Merix Financial
  • Sabeena Bubber – Brokers Who Care