The CMAs are nearing. Here's a reminder of our 2026 Excellence Awardees

The Canadian Mortgage Awards (CMA) are drawing nearer, so now is a good time for industry members to remind themselves who's among our 2026 excellence awardees across 23 categories — with brokers, lenders, underwriters, and industry service providers from coast to coast named as finalists in Canada's most prominent mortgage recognition programme.

This year's finalist list reflects the breadth and depth of the profession, spanning solo brokers in Atlantic Canada and Quebec to national brokerage networks, lender business development managers, specialist underwriters, and emerging innovators pushing the industry toward greater digital efficiency.

For the brokers and institutions named, the recognition carries weight both commercially and professionally, an acknowledged standard of excellence evaluated by an independent judging panel.

Below is a full breakdown of the 2026 excellence awardees by category, as published by the Canadian Mortgage Awards.

Broker categories

Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year

• 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)

• Anthony Di Feo – Multi-Prêts 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
• Taz Zaide – 6ix Mortgage Group / Mortgage Architects

Broker of the Year Regional – Maritimes/Atlantic Canada

• 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 BC)

• 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

The Grechi Carter Professional Corporation Award for Broker of the Year – Commercial

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

• Cheryl Pienta – FC Funding
• David Clarke – TMG The Mortgage Group
• Davinder Powar – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
• 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

• Parminder Bhatti – AKAL Mortgages Inc.
• Rich Ulvild – Xeva Mortgage
• Yamini Mehta – 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.

The individual broker categories — among the most keenly contested at the CMAs — reflect a profession that increasingly specialises. Four categories cover the broker of the year award, split by region and lending type.

Lender and brokerage categories

Lender BDM of the Year (Prime)

• 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)

• 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)

• Ashley Dorsman – Merix Financial
• 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)

• 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

Brokerage/Team of the Year (Fewer than 25 Employees)

• 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

The RPS Award for Brokerage/Team of the Year (25 Employees or More)

• 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

New Brokerage of the Year

• Mortgage Architects – A Better Way
• PMT Mortgage
• Planipret / EG Conseils

The Tru Cooperative Bank Award for National Brokerage of the Year

• 8Twelve Mortgage Corp.
• Invis Mortgage Intelligence
• Mortgage Alliance
• Mortgage Architects
• Pineapple Financial
• Ratehub.ca
• TMG The Mortgage Group
• Tango Financial

National Broker Network of the Year

• CENTUM Financial Group
• Dominion Lending Centres
• Mortgage Centre Canada
• Verico Financial Group

The lender-facing categories spotlight the business development managers and underwriters whose relationships and decisioning directly shape broker experience in the channel.

Industry recognition, innovation, and emerging talent

Industry Service Provider of the Year

• Autowrite
• Axiom Innovations – Scarlett Network
• Bendigi Technologies (The Canadian Mortgage App)
• BluMortgage
• BrokerPlus
• Newton Connectivity Systems
• Purelend Technologies Inc.
• RPS
• SimplInsur
• Smith Manoeuvre Services Corporation
• Solidifi
• WBNR

Innovator Champion of the Year (Individual Award)

• 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

Mortgage Industry Employer of Choice

• Centum Financial Group Inc.
• Centurion Asset Management Inc.
• First National Financial LP
• HomeEquity Bank
• IG Wealth Management
• Neighbourhood Holdings
• RFA
• Ratehub
• Tango Financial

The MCAN Award for Woman of Distinction

• 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 REMIC Award for Finfluencer of the Year

• 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 Dziewa – SafeBridge Financial Group
• Pierre-Charles Jolicoeur – Multi-Prêts Hypothèques
• Rakhee Dhingra – Mortgage Savvy

The RFA Award for Excellence in Philanthropy and Community Service

• 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

• David Ford – Xeva Mortgage
• Elie Ibrahim – Mortgage Alliance
• 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

What the 2026 finalist list signals

The breadth of this year's excellence awardees — spanning alternative lending, reverse mortgages, commercial origination, fintech innovation, and community philanthropy — reflects an industry that has matured well beyond its traditional definition.

The CMA categories have expanded alongside the profession, and this year's programme, marking the awards' 20th anniversary, draws its broadest field of nominees yet.

Now in their 20th year, the CMAs are set to take place on November 25 at Rebel Toronto. Registration is open at canadianmortgageawards.com.

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