2023 Winners & Excellence Awardees

Thursday May 1, 2025 | Toronto Congress Centre

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Broker of the Year (Regional – Atlantic)


Scott Bentley - MCC Premiere Mortgage Centre

Excellence Awardees
Cyrus Habibi - MCC Premiere Mortgage Centre

Jonah Wright - Mortgage Intelligence

David Clarke - TMG The Mortgage Group Atlantic

Stacey Collett - TMG Mortgage Group Atlantic

Rob Jennings - Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers

Broker of the Year (Regional – AB)


Collin Bruce - Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Mentors

Excellence Awardees
Bob Reader - Canadian Mortgage Professionals

Crystal Mamchur - Flare Mortgage Group

Nadeem Keshavjee - GreenBirch Capital

Gert Martens - HT Mortgage Group

Sarah Strauss - Mortgage Alliance, The Place to Mortgage

Kim Nguyen - Vine Group

Lender Underwriter of the Year (Alternative Lending)


Nicole Roe - HomeEquity Bank

Excellence Awardees
Andrea Spratt - Bridgewater Bank

Darren Schienbein - CWB Optimum Mortgage

Melissa Pololos - Equitable Bank

Brendan Pringle - Excalibur, First National Financial LP

Max Kharkov - Haventree Bank

Jason Comstock - Home Trust Company

Sarah Roscoe - Home Trust Company

Ghazal Omer - MCAN Home

Rubin Rahman - Paradigm Quest

Lender BDM of the Year (Private Lending)


Laura Cruz - Canadian Mortgages Inc.

Excellence Awardees
Francis Lee - Alta West Capital

Justin Theriault - Alta West Capital

Rachel Rogerson

Travis Allinott - Canadian Mortgages Inc.

Kyle Williams - First Circle Financial

Reaza Ali - Fisgard Asset Management

Amy Chen - Fisgard Asset Management

Jerry Wieliczko - Hosper Mortgage

Alex Lewicki - JV Capital

Christine Perkins - Sequence Capital

Pratheesan Rathnapala - VWR Capital Corp.

Lender BDM of the Year (Prime)


Tiffany Pedersen - Strive

Excellence Awardees
Richard Richards - First National Financial LP

Corey Cox - MERIX Financial

Nicole Thomson - MERIX Financial

Sophia Jessa - MERIX Financial

Jina McInerney - MERIX Financial

Dario Carpino Jr. - RFA Mortgage Corporation

John Papadopoulos - RMG Mortgages

Chris Woodhouse - Strive

Trish Medeiros

Lender BDM of the Year (Alternative Lending)


Natasha Alli - Excalibur, First National Financial LP

Excellence Awardees
Greg Delahunty - AVEO - CMLS Financial

Haroon Royan - B2B Bank

Steve Leishman - Bridgewater Bank

Candace Wood - Community Trust

Trupti Patel - CWB Optimum Mortgage

Matt Sheriff - CWB Optimum Mortgage

Lisa Alentejano - Equitable Bank

Roberto Blanco - Equitable Bank

Sandy Pandolfi - Haventree Bank

Chris Hoeppner - HomeEquity Bank

Cam Delli Pizzi - MCAN

Nitin Grover - NPX

Industry Service Provider of the Year


Fundmore

Excellence Awardees
BHBTV

BluMortgage

Brokeredge

Intellifi

Lendesk

M3 Tech (BOSS)

Mortgage Automator

Newton (Velocity)

Teranet

The Equitable Bank Award for Canadian Broker of the Year


Dalia Barsoum - Streetwise Mortgages


Excellence Awardees
Collin Bruce - Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Mentors

Scott Bentley - MCC Premiere Mortgage Centre

Lisa Helfrick - Mortgage Intelligence

Ryan La Haye - Planiprêt

Sharnjit Singh Gill - VERICO Superior Mortgage

Broker of the Year (Regional – QC)


Ryan La Haye - Planiprêt

Excellence Awardees
Isabelle Gendron - CENTUM Boulevard Hypothécaire

Véronique Caron - Multi-Prêts Hypothèques

Pierre-Charles Jolicoeur - Multi-Prêts Hypothèques

Sammy Hammouda - Orbis Mortgage Group

Christina Montesano - Orbis Mortgage Group

Georges Tsovikian - Orbis Mortgage Group

Sandra Allard - Planiprêt

Broker of the Year (Regional – Prairies)


Lisa Helfrick - Mortgage Intelligence

Excellence Awardees
Kent Bittner - Axiom Mortgage Solutions

Chad Wilson - Ideal Mortgage Solutions

Lisa Gryba - One-Link Mortgage

Viktor Schaefer - One-Link Mortgage

Shirl Funk - Shirl Funk Mortgages Powered by The Mortgage Centre

Shawna MacDonald - The Mortgage Associates

Broker of the Year (Regional – ON)


Dalia Barsoum - Streetwise Mortgages

Excellence Awardees
Anthony Venuto - Centum Intouch Mortgage Solutions

Anne Brill - Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions

Shawn Stillman - CIMBC Mortgage Outlet

David Griffin - DLC Griffin Financial Group

Rakhi Madan - Key Mortgage Partners (Mortgage Intelligence)

Rakhee Dhingra - Mortgage Savvy

Joanna Lang - Outline Financial

Chris Allard - Smart Debt Mortgages (Mortgage Intelligence)

Broker of the Year (Regional – BC)


Sharnjit Singh Gill - VERICO Superior Mortgage

Excellence Awardees
Geoff Lee - GLM Mortgage Group, DLC

Dan Miller - TMG - Miller Mortgages

Kyle Green - Origin Mortgages,DLC

Lev Keselman - Peak Mortgage Company

Mackenzie Gartside - Select Mortgage

Sabeena Bubber - Verico Xeva-Integre Mortgage Partners

Luisa Hough - Verico Xeva Mortgage

Zaheed Valli-Hasham - City Wide Mortgage Services - VH Mortgage Group

The Scarlett Network Award for Digital Innovation in a Brokerage


Pineapple Financial

Excellence Awardees
8Twelve Mortgage

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group

Citadel Mortgages

Homewise Solutions

Mission35 Mortgages

Ratehub.ca

Tango Financial

Lender Underwriter of the Year (Private Lending)


Catalin Popa - Hillmount Capital

Excellence Awardees
Michael Diseri - Alta West Capital

Rupinder Saini - Alta West Capital

Josie Milanetti - Canadian Mortgages Inc.

Cory Himmel - Firm Capital Corporation

Arvin Darred - Gentai Capital Corp.

Grant Plunkie - Shelter Lending Corp

Olga Bondari - Tembo Financial

Daniela Peeva - TriLend Inc.

Ian Tam - VAULT Mortgage Corporation

The Home Trust Award for Woman of Distinction


Kristy Maxwell - Verico Financial Group

Excellence Awardees
Elizabeth Wood - Canadian Mortgages Inc.

Leanne Myles - Centum Home Lenders

Hali Noble - Fisgard Asset Management

Kelly Neuber - KN Marketing

Elaine Taylor - Mortgage Alliance

Christine Buemann - The Collective Mortgage Group

Barbara Cook - The Mortgage Centre

Meaghan Hastings - The Mortgage Coach

Diana Lee - The Mortgage Minds

Marina Bournas - RFA Mortgage Corporation

The Citadel Mortgages Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Mortgage Industry


Fiona Campbell - Manulife

The CWB Optimum Mortgage Award for Brokerage of the Year (25 Employees or More)


Sherwood Mortgage Group

Excellence Awardees
Axiom Mortgage Solutions

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group

Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions

GNE Mortgages Inc.

Ratehub.ca

Safebridge Financial Group

Tango Financial

True North Mortgage

Verico Xeva Mortgage

The Community Trust Award for Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year


Christine Xu - MoneyBroker Canada

Excellence Awardees
Gogi Luthra - AKAL Mortgages

Yvonne Choi - Citadel Mortgages

Gurpreet Ubhi - J&G Mortgages

Joe Giannola - Mission35 Mortgages

Jason Anbara - Mortgage Alliance

Denise Laframboise - Mortgage Architects

Jason Sohl - Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions

Kamaljeet Bhumber - Verico Xeva Mortgage

Max Escrogin - Vine Group

Brokerage of the Year (Fewer than 25 Employees)


CENTUM One Financial Group

Excellence Awardees
Bespoke Mortgage Group

Homewise Solutions

Jayman Financial

Mortgage Outlet

Mortgage Savvy

The Mortgage Minds

Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers

VERICO Superior Mortgage

The Canadian Mortgages Inc. Award for Broker of the Year – Private Lending


Teresa Franciosa - Mission35 Mortgages

Excellence Awardees
Davinder Powar - AKAL Mortgages

Clyde Jr. Bryant - Dominion Lending Centres Uptown Financial Mortgages

Pip Dhaliwal - Freedom Capital

Tyson Gobind - GoldTree Mortgage

Reza Ghazi - Greenflow Financial

Joe Giannola - Mission35 Mortgages

Andre Deleo - Morgix

Raghav Manchanda - Seven Lending

David Clarke - TMG The Mortgage Group Atlantic

Tim Hurlbut - TNT Mortgages

The Avison Young Award for Broker of the Year – Commercial


Peter Quinn - Multi-Prêts Hypothèques

Excellence Awardees
Vic Cotton - Avenue Financial

Anne Ananda - Pineapple Financial Inc.

Ahmed Hatata - Green Mortgage Solutions

Michel Durand - Mcommercial

Christine Xu - MoneyBroker Canada

Jonathan Gagnon - Orbis Mortgage Group

Stephen Thomas - TMG Black Capital | HALO Advisory

Almira Namvar - Uptown Commercial Mortgages

Jason Sohl - Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions

National Broker Network of the Year


Mortgage Alliance

Excellence Awardees
Centum Financial Group

Dominion Lending Centres

Invis Mortgage Intelligence

Mortgage Architects

Mortgage Centre Canada

Multi-Prêts Hypothèques

TMG The Mortgage Group

Verico Financial Group

Mortgage Industry Employer of Choice


TMG The Mortgage Group

Excellence Awardees
Bridgewater Bank

Canadian Mortgages Inc.

Centum Financial Group

Community Trust

Home Trust Company

Invis Mortgage Intelligence

Lend At Ease

Manulife Bank

MCAN

Ratehub.ca

Lender Underwriter of the Year (Prime)


Joanka Martinez - RFA Mortgage Corporation

Excellence Awardees
Ajopana Mahalingam - First National Financial LP

Rosy Auld - MCAP Service Corp

Traci Merkel - MCAP Service Corp

Geoff Charkow - MERIX Financial

Deidre Wise - MERIX Financial

Róisín Gaffney - RFA Mortgage Corporation

Andrew Huang - RMG Mortgages

Danny Wang - Strive

Angela Molyneaux - TDMS

The MCAN Award for New Brokerage of the Year


TMG Black Capital | HALO Advisory

Excellence Awardees
Anchor Mortgages Canada

BRX Mortgage

Dominion Lending Centres Next Generation Mortgage

GoldTree Mortgage

Synergy Mortgage Group

The RFA Award for Excellence in Philanthropy & Community Service


Blue Pearl Mortgage Group

Excellence Awardees
8Twelve Mortgage

Kuljit Singh - AKAL Mortgages

Sadiq Boodoo - Approved Financial Services

Andrew Young - Axiom Mortgage Solutions

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group

Empire Mortgage Group

Flare Mortgage Group

Cheryl Sanguinetti - Invis

Kristen Dias - Mission35 Mortgages

SafeBridge Financial Group

The Centum Financial Award for Young Achiever of the Year


Charles-Antoine Boudreau - Planiprêt

Excellence Awardees
Rashmeet Kaur - AKAL Mortgages

Clyde Jr. Bryant - Dominion Lending Centres Uptown Financial Mortgages

Kevin Huynh - Empire Mortgage Group

Chelsea Bedard - Mission35 Mortgages

Michelle Farrugia - Mortgage Outlet Inc.

Peter Martens - One-Link Mortgage

Tracy Regier - The Mortgage Minds

Dionne King - TMG - King Mortgages

Joanna Zhou - TMG The Mortgage Group

Leslie Penney - Verico East Coast Mortgage Brokers

2023