2025 Excellence Awardees
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Award Categories
Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year
Broker of the Year – Commercial
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 (25 Employees or More)
Brokerage of the Year (Fewer than 25 Employees)
Digital Innovation in a Brokerage
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
The Canadian Mortgages Inc. Award for Broker of the Year – Private Lending
The Centum Financial Award for Young Achiever of the Year
The Equitable Bank Award for Broker of the Year – Reverse Mortgages
The Haventree Bank Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Mortgage Industry
The Home Trust Award for Woman of Distinction
The MCAN Award for New Brokerage of the Year
The REMIC Award for Canadian Broker of the Year
The RFA Award for Excellence In Philanthropy & Community Service
ALTERNATIVE BROKER SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Eduardo Pontes – Seventy Seven Park
Gogi Luthra – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
Harman Batta – Mortgage Alliance
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
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
Joanna Zhou – TMG The Mortgage Group
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)
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
Paul Meredith – Paul Meredith Team – PMT Mortgage Corp.
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)
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.
Leslie Penney – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
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)
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
Sabeena Bubber – Verico Xeva Mortgage
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)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group
Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
Get a Better Mortgage Inc.
Key Mortgage Partners
Orbis Mortgage Group
Quantus Mortgage Solutions
Ratehub.ca
Tango Financial
The Mortgage Advisors
TMG The Mortgage Group (Atlantic) Inc.
Verico Xeva Mortgage
BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 25 EMPLOYEES)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Bespoke Mortgage Group
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
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
Citadel Mortgages
DLCG
Homewise Solutions Inc.
Premiere Mortgage
Quantus Mortgage Solutions
Ratehub.ca
Syndicate Lending
Tango Financial
TMG The Mortgage Group
INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Blu Mortgage
Dolphin Enterprises Ltd
FundMore
Haventree Bank
Mortgage Marketing Coach
Real Estate and Mortgage Institute of Canada Inc.
Scarlett Network
Solidifi
Tactical Mortgage Solutions (TMS)
The Mortgage Nerd training courses
INNOVATOR CHAMPION OF THE YEAR (INDIVIDUAL AWARD)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Adrian Schulz – Centum Financial Group Inc.
Chris Grimes – FundMore
Inam Qureshi – Syndicate Lending Corporation
Jared Stanley – Neighbourhood Holdings
Joe Fakhri – Scarlett Network
Ross Taylor – Concierge Mortgage Group
Russ Morrison – Tactical Mortgage Solutions (TMS)
Tom Hall – BluMortgage
Tristan Kirk – Citadel Mortgages
LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR (PRIME)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Adam Meger – RFA Mortgage Corporation
Andrew Fedewicz – TD Canada Trust
April Morin – Merix Financial
Beverly LePage – TD Bank
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 – RMG Mortgages
Stefan Mandic – TD Canada Trust
LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR (SPECIALIST – ALTERNATIVE AND PRIVATE)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Amanda Carnevale – CMI Financial Group
Arlen Ekstein – Tembo Financial Inc.
Bernice Lim-Tran – HomeEquity Bank
Francis Massie – Community Trust Company
Isabel Eydlin – First National Financial LP
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)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Anne-Marie Koebel – RFA Mortgage Corporation
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
LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR (SPECIALIST – ALTERNATIVE AND PRIVATE)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Aaron Ballantine – MCAN
Andrew Taylor – Alta West Capital
Brynne Burgess – MCAP Eclipse
Catalin Popa – Hillmount Capital
Darren Schienbein – CWB Optimum Mortgage
Drew Wiens – Haventree Bank
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
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
BMO BrokerEdge
Centum Financial Group Inc.
CMI Financial Group
CWB Optimum Mortgage
Haventree Bank
HomeEquity Bank
MCAN
MCAP
Ratehub.ca
RFA Mortgage Corporation
Tango Financial
TMG The Mortgage Group
NATIONAL BROKER NETWORK OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Centum Financial Group Inc.
Dominion Lending Centres
Mortgage Centre Canada
Verico Financial Group Inc.
NATIONAL BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Invis Mortgage Intelligence
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
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
Reza Ghazi – Greenflow Financial
Rob Jennings – Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers
Shirl Funk – Shirl Funk Mortgages Ltd
THE CENTUM FINANCIAL AWARD FOR YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Akshay Gupta – Foundry Mortgage Capital Corp.
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
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Ajay Singh – Centum Presto Mortgage/Retire Better
Doug Girvan – Mission 35 Mortgages
Eduarda Pita – Mortgage Alliance
Jon McKay – DLC Mortgage House
Kyle Benzies – DLC AIMI Collective Mortgage Group
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
The recipient of this award will be contacted before the awards event and will be announced at the Canadian Mortgage Awards 2025.
THE HOME TRUST AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Caroline Rapson – Centum Financial Group Inc.
Deanne Wheelan – East Coast Mortgage Brokers
Denise Laframboise – BRX Mortgage
Elaine Taylor – Mortgage Alliance
Elizabeth Wood – CMI Financial Group
Kristy Maxwell – Verico Financial Group Inc.
Larissa Meleca – M3 Financial Group
Leah Zlatkin – Mortgage Outlet
Luisa Hough – Verico Xeva Mortgage
Mahima Poddar – Equitable Bank
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
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
BrokerSquared Mortgage Group
Kindred Mortgage Co
Echo Mortgage
Mortgage Alliance HALO Mortgage Advisory
Ronam Capital Inc.
RTC Mortgage
THE REMIC AWARD FOR CANADIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR
Only the winners from each of the 3 regional categories will be considered for the overall Canadian Broker of the Year and will be announced at the Canadian Mortgage Awards 2025.
THE RFA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
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
Paul Bojakli – Quantus Mortgage Solutions
PHL Capital Corp.
Rachelle Gregory – Merix Financial
Sabeena Bubber – Brokers Who Care