PROCESS

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Stage 1 – Nominations

TThe call for nominations is open to all mortgage professionals and organizations – including brokers, brokerages, lenders, BDMs, underwriters, agents and service providers – from across Canada.

Nominations are open from June 8, 2026 to August 14, 2026 11:59 pm ET.

To submit a nomination, proceed to the Nominate page of this website then provide the nominee’s contact details and a brief reason for nomination within a 300-word limit.

There is no fee to submitting a nomination

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Stage 2 – Research

The Canadian Mortgage Awards team will conduct research and draw on knowledge and information gained through Canadian Mortgage Professional magazine to support and supplement nominations received and to ensure that no one deserving of recognition is missed. Excellence awardees will be determined from both pools of information.

A corresponding announcement is then made across our media outlets.
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Stage 3 – Excellence Awardees

Once all nominations are considered and research is complete, excellence awardees will be selected in each category (except the Lifetime Achievement category) and notified via e-mail or phone.

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to proceed to the next round. If you completed a self-nomination, your submission will be based on the information you have already provided during the nomination process. No further action required. If you nominated through a third-party nomination, you will be invited to complete a detailed submission. All submissions will remain confidential unless otherwise marked and will not be shared with any third parties other than the judges.

Excellence awardees will be officially announced in September 2026 on the event website and promoted in CMP magazine and online channels. Promo packages to leverage your achievement across your marketing and promotions will be available for purchase.

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Stage 4 – Judging

All submissions from our excellence awardees are forwarded to the independent judging panel comprising mortgage and finance industry leaders and senior representatives. The panel will assess and vote for their winners in each category according to the relevant category criteria.

Voting will commence in October-November 2026 and their judgment will be impartial, balanced, incisive and fair. Any judge with a conflict of interest in a category will recuse themselves from judging that category.

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Stage 5 – Winners

Using a simple points system to aggregate judges’ votes, the excellence awardee with the top score in a category will be named the winner.

Winners will be announced at the awards show on November 25, 2026 and on this website. They will be promoted in CMP magazine and online channels. Promo packages to leverage your achievement across your marketing and promotions will be available for purchase.