2026 EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Award Categories
- Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year
- Broker of the Year Regional – Eastern Canada (Quebec and Ontario)
- Broker of the Year Regional – Maritimes/Atlantic Canada (Newfoundland, PEI, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)
- Broker of the Year Regional – Western Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia)
- Brokerage of the Year (Fewer than 25 Employees)
- Industry Service Provider of the Year
- Innovator Champion of the Year (Individual Award)
- Lender BDM of the Year (Prime)
- Lender BDM of the Year (Specialist – Alternative and Private)
- Lender Underwriter of the Year (Prime)
- Lender Underwriter of the Year (Specialist – Alternative and Private)
- Mortgage Industry Employer of Choice
- National Broker Network of the Year
- National Brokerage of the Year
- New Brokerage of the Year
- The Canadian Mortgages Inc. Award for Broker of the Year – Private Lending
- The EQ Bank Award for Broker of the Year – Reverse Mortgages
- The Grechi Carter Professional Corporation Award for Broker of the Year – Commercial
- The MCAN Award for Woman of Distinction
- The Real Property Solutions Inc. Award for Brokerage of the Year (25 Employees or More)
- The REMIC Award for Finfluencer of the Year
- The RFA Award for Excellence In Philanthropy & Community Service
- Young Achiever of the Year
ALTERNATIVE BROKER SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Amandeep Singh – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
- Harman Batta – Mortgage Alliance
- Jason Sohl, MCC Mortgagebroker.ca Ltd.
- Krunal Topiwala – 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
- Maria DeRosa – FC Funding
- Raghav Manchanda – Seven Lending
- Steve Kornbluth – SafeBridge Financial Group
- Teri White – Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Excellence
BROKER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL – EASTERN CANADA (QUEBEC AND ONTARIO)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Anthony Di Feo – Multi-Prets Mortgages
- Dominick Samson – Mortgage Intelligence
- Étienne Gilbert – EG Conseils / Planipret
- Katy Provost – Multi- Prêts
- Nicole Farrugia – Vine Group
- Paul Meredith – PMT Mortgage Corp
- Rakhee Dhingra – Mortgage Savvy
- Ryan La Haye – Groupe RLH, Planipret
- Sandra Allard – Planipret-Cabinet en Courtage Hypothécaire and President of les Hypothèques Sandra Allard Inc
- Taz Zaide, 6ix Mortgage Group - Mortgage Architects
BROKER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL – MARITIMES/ATLANTIC CANADA (NEWFOUNDLAND, PEI, NOVA SCOTIA, AND NEW BRUNSWICK)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Carolyn Perry – Get a Better Mortgage
- Clinton Wilkins – CENTUM Home Lenders
- David Clarke – TMG The Mortgage Group
- Deanne Whelan – East Coast Mortgages
- Jonah Wright – Mortgage Intelligence
- Leslie Penney – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers Inc.
- Manpreet Singh – East Coast Mortgage Brokers
- Patricia Marquez – Fi-Nest Mortgage, Inc.
- Tyler McLellan – 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
- Vijay Bandgar – The Mortgage Alliance Company of Canada
BROKER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL – WESTERN CANADA (MANITOBA, SASKATCHEWAN, ALBERTA, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Asim Ali – DLC A.I.M.I. Collective Mortgage Group
- Atif Muhammad – Atlas Mortgage Group
- Beth Olesco – Fi-Nest Mortgage (Mortgage Alliance)
- Heather Bowie – Flare Mortgage Group powered by Tango Financial
- Nestor de Quiroz – Fi-Nest Mortgage, Inc.
- Raj Singh – AKAL Dream Mortgage Solutions
- Sharnjit Singh Gill, VERICO Superior Mortgage Inc
- Shawna MacDonald – The Mortgage Associates Est
- Teri White – Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Excellence
- Tricia McIntosh – The Mortgage House Inc.
- Zaheed Valli-Hasham – City Wide Mortgage Services - VH Mortgage Group
BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 25 EMPLOYEES)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- 4Capital Mortgages - Mortgage Alliance
- CENTUM Home Lenders
- Diverse Mortgage Group
- Empire Mortgage Group
- Fi-Nest Mortgage
- GreenBirch Capital Inc.
- Peak Mortgage Company
- The Mortgage Associates Est
- Trident Financial Services
INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Autowrite
- Axiom Innovations – Scarlett Network
- Bendigi Technologies (The Canadian Mortgage App)
- BluMortgage
- BrokerPlus
- Newton Connectivity Systems
- Purelend Technologies Inc.
- RPS
- SimplInsur
- Smith Maneuvre Certified Profesionnals
- Solidifi
- WBNR
INNOVATOR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL AWARD)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Anant Bawa – Autowrite
- Chris Grimes – FundMore
- Dave Teixeira – DLCG
- Joe White – REMIC
- Joseph Fakhri, Scarlett Network by Axiom Innovations
- Ryan La Haye – Groupe RLH
- Swish Goswami and Amir Agassi – BrokerPlus
- Victor Barsoum – Wisely AI Technologies / DealComply
LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR (PRIME)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Adam Meger – RFA Mortgage Corporation
- Andrew Fedewicz – TD Canada Trust
- Angelica Kussler – BMO
- April Morin – Merix Financial
- Cam Dellipizzi – MCAN Home Mortgage Corp
- Dario Carpino Jr. – RFA Mortgages
- Filipe Nunes – Merix Financial
- Jordan Speer – CMLS
- Phil Wiseman – MCAP
- Stefan Mandic – TD
LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR (SPECIALIST – ALTERNATIVE AND PRIVATE)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Andrea Haines – First National Excalibur
- Angie Di Noto – Heartwood Financial
- Arlen Ekstein – Tembo Financial Inc.
- Deenu Patel – Shelter Lending
- Jake Bannister – Glasslake Funding
- Jerry Wieliczko – Hosper Mortgage
- Julia Li – PHL Capital Corp
- Katarina Duric, First National
- Suzanne Fleur de Lys - Aujla, EQ Bank
- Trupti Patel – NBC Optimum Mortgage
LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR (PRIME)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Ashley Dorsman – Merix
- Brett van Driel – Merix Financial
- Bryce Hamre – RMG Mortgages
- Cam Bordignon – Merix Financial
- Dominique Giliberti, First National Financial LP
- Erin Bencsik – RFA Mortgage Corporation
- Graeme Elder – MCAP
- Josie Petralito – RFA Mortgage Corporation
- Julia Rimer – RFA Mortgage Corporation
- Laura Aiken – MCAP
- Michael Marino – CMLS
- Patrick Donnelly – RFA Mortgage Corporation
- Riley Green, MCAP
- Tricia Graham – Merix Financial
LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPECIALIST – ALTERNATIVE AND PRIVATE)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Amanda Iozzo – Orbis Mortgage Group
- Anna Mendonca – RFA Bank of Canada
- Chantelle Sevigny – RFA Bank of Canada
- Christine Kraft – National Bank Optimum Mortgage
- Melanie Andriesse – Shelter Lending
- Olga Bondari – Tembo Financial Inc
- Ronelle Landicho – Glasslake Funding
- Sandra Daniel, VWR Capital Corp
- Spenser Brooks – Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation
- Zahra Mourad – Haventree Bank
MORTGAGE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Centum Financial Group Inc.
- Centurion Asset Management Inc.
- First National Financial LP
- HomeEquity Bank
- IG Wealth Management
- Neighbourhood Holdings
- RFA
- Ratehub
- Tango Financial
NATIONAL BROKER NETWORK OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- CENTUM Financial Group
- Dominion Lending Centres
- Mortgage Centre Canada
- Verico Financial Group
NATIONAL BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
- Invis Mortgage Intelligence
- Mortgage Alliance
- Mortgage Architects
- Pineapple Financial
- Ratehub.ca
- TMG The Mortgage Group
- Tango Financial
NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Mortgage Architects - A Better Way
- PMT Mortgage
- Planipret / EG Conseils
THE CANADIAN MORTGAGES INC. AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRIVATE LENDING
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Cheryl Pienta – FC Funding
- David Clarke – TMG The Mortgage Group
- Davinder Powar – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
- Dustin James – FC Funding
- Geoff Lee – GLM Mortgage Group
- Jordan Kissock – Xeva Mortgage
- Lev Keselman – Peak Mortgage Company
- Sarah Albert – Premiere Sarah Squared
THE EQ BANK AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR – REVERSE MORTGAGES
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Parminder Bhatti – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
- Rich Ulvild – Xeva Mortgage
- Yamini Mehta – 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
THE GRECHI CARTER PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION AWARD FOR BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Ahmed Hatata – Green Mortgage Solutions Inc.
- Alexander Durand – Mcommercial
- Jason McNeill – 4Capital Mortgages
- Jean Luc Dion – Multi-Prêts commercial
- Jonathan Gagnon – Orbis Mortgage Group
- Peter Quinn – Multi-Prêts Commercial
- Stephen Thomas – Mortgage Alliance HALO Mortgage Advisory
THE MCAN AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Caroline Rapson – Centum Financial Group Inc.
- Frances Hinojosa – Tribe
- Larissa Meleca – M3 Financial Group
- Luisa Hough – Xeva Mortgage
- Marina Bournas – RFA
- Meaghan Hastings – The Mortgage Coach
- Rakhee Dhingra – Mortgage Savvy
- Sabeena Bubber – Xeva Mortgage
- Suzanne Fleur de Lys - Aujla, EQ Bank
- Tracy Valko – A.I.M.I Collective Mortgage Group
- Tricia McIntosh – The Mortgage House Inc.
THE REAL PROPERTY SOLUTIONS INC. AWARD FOR BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (25 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
- AKAL Mortgages Inc.
- DLC FC Funding
- East Coast Mortgages
- Key Mortgage Partners
- Referral Mortgages Inc.
- Smart Debt Mortgages
- Tango Ontario
- The Mortgage Coach
- The Mortgage House Inc.
- Vine Group Mortgage Brokerage
- Xeva Mortgage
THE REMIC AWARD FOR FINFLUENCER OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Carlo Del Giudice – CD Mortgages - FLOW Lending Group
- Dalia Barsoum – Streetwise Mortgages / Streetwise Wealth
- Flavia da Silva – The Mortgage Coach
- Katherine McIntyre – Y Mortgage - Mortgage Alliance
- Lakhvir Lall – Admire Mortgage Group - Mortgage Architects
- Len Lane – Brokers for Life Inc
- Peter Dwieza – SafeBridge Financial Group
- Pierre-Charles Jolicoeur – Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
- Rakhee Dhingra – Mortgage Savvy
THE RFA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- Alta West Capital
- CONSORTIUM Hypothecaire
- Community Key
- Don Stoddart – Key Mortgage Partners
- Elizabeth Wood – CMI Financial Group
- Kuljit Singh – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
- STRIKE OUT CANCER. ONE INDUSTRY - ONE CAUSE
- SafeBridge Financial Group
- Tracy Valko – A.I.M.I Collective Mortgage Group
YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
- David Ford – Xeva Mortgage
- Elie Ibrahim – Mortgage Alliance (Alliance hypothécaire)
- Emily Kiparisas – SafeBridge Financial Group
- Joel Lamarche – Smart Debt Mortgages
- Katie Gawlicki – Your Mortgage Needs
- Manpreet Singh – East Coast Mortgage Brokers
- Michel Elias – Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
- Nicholas Brown – 4Capital
- Paras Bhasin – Referral Mortgages Inc.
- Patricia Marquez – Fi-Nest Mortgage Inc.
- Riley Boychuck – Xeva Mortgage
- Scott Nazareth – Mortgages.Ca
