Canadian Mortgage Awards 2018 | Canadian Mortgage Awards (CMA) | 26 January 2018 | CNE Ontario Government Building, 25 British Columbia Rd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada

For 12 years, the Canadian Mortgage Awards (CMA) has celebrated excellence across the entire spectrum of mortgage brokering in Canada and continues to be the leading independent awards event for the mortgage industry.

21 prestigious industry awards are designed to ensure national recognition for large and small organizations and individual mortgage professionals.

This annual black-tie awards ceremony is the event highlight of the year that attracts the biggest names in the business throughout Canada. Mortgage industry professionals, luminaries and influencers will gather once again to praise the achievements of their peers and industry leaders at the ceremony on April 20th, 2018. Each year, an estimated 650 guests attend the awards festivities.

2017 Winners:

The TransUnion Award For Lifetime Achievement in the Mortgage Industry
• Jared Dreyer, VERICO, Dreyer Group Mortgages (WINNER)

The Award For Best Community Service Effort Of The Year
• Home Trust Company
• Quantus Mortgage Solutions
• Leo Ragusa, Verico The Mortgage Professionals
• Bridgewater Bank
• Dave Teixeira, Dominion Lending Centres
• Sabeena Bubber, VERICO XEVA Mortgage / 100 Brokers Who Care
• Carmen Alpaerts, Invis - Any Mortgage For You
• Mary Grace Tatangelo, MCC, Pilrock Mortgages (WINNER)

The MortgageBrokerNews Award For Best Lender Underwriter Of The Year
• Angela Molyneaux,Equitable Bank
• Christina Abate, Equitable Bank
• Mita Desai, Equity Financial Trust
• Dave Tett, Home Trust Company
• Thomas Squires, Optimum Mortgage
• Alan Colby, Paradigm Quest
• Helga Peller, RMG Mortgages
• Lianne Smith, Street Capital Bank of Canada
• Ida Guilbault, Bridgewater Bank (WINNER)
• Kara Kinakin, Bridgewater Bank

The Award For Best Newcomer, Lender Underwriter
• Christina Matticks,Equitable Bank
• Sarah Spearn, First National Financial (WINNER)
• Krista Valadao, Home Trust Company
• Natasha Alli, Home Trust Company
• Brett Van Driel, Paradigm Quest
• Janel Melo, Street Capital Bank of Canada
• Bryan Campbell, Street Capital Bank of Canada

The Award For Best Newcomer, Mortgage Broker Firm
• Canwise Financial (WINNER)
• DLC Origin Pinsky Mortgages
• DLC, Coultish Lawton Capital Group
• Invis, PG Mortgage Brokers
• Mortgage Alliance Pinnacle Capital
• Blue Pearl Mortgage Group

The Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association Award For Diversifier Of The Year
• DLC Expert Financial
• DLC Home Capital Solutions
• DLC North East Mortgages
• First Foundation (WINNER)
• Verico Safebridge Financial Group
• Blue Pearl Mortgage Group

The CMP Magazine Award For Employer Of Choice
• DLC Canadian Mortgage Experts
• DLC, Neighbourhood Dominion Lending
• Durhammortgage.com (The Mortgage Centre) (WINNER)
• Sherwood Mortgage Group
• Verico Compass Mortgage Group
• Bridgewater Bank

The FCT Award For Mortgage Brokerage of The Year, 25 Employees Or More
• Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions Inc.
• DLC, Neighbourhood Dominion Lending (Winner)
• Sherwood Mortgage Group
• True North Mortgage
• Verico The Mortgage Advisors
• Verico Xeva Mortgage

The Bridgewater Bank Award For Mortgage Broker Of The Year, 25 Employees Or More
• Dave Butler, Butler Mortgage
• Dustan Woodhouse, DLC Canadian Mortgage Experts (WINNER)
• Collin Bruce, Dominion Lending Centres Mortgage Mentors
• Shawn Allen, Matrix Mortgage Global
• Anthony Contento, Sherwood Mortgage Group
• Steven Levine, True North Mortgage
• Nick L'Ecuyer, VERICO The Mortgage Wellness Group

The Canada Mortgage & Financial Group Award For Best Newcomer, Individual Agent or Broker
• Kevin Mayer , Invis, The Wilson Team
• Scott Nazareth, Mortgages.Ca
• Samir Jaroudi, Verico Matrix Mortgage Global
• McKay Wood, Verico Paragon MortgagePal Inc. (WINNER)
• Etienne Beaudoin, VERICO XEVA Mortgage
• Sarah Fenwick, Bespoke Mortgage Group

The Canadian Mortgage App Award For Best Use Of Mobile Technology
• Fundever
• Loewen Group Mortgages (The Loewen Group App)
• MogoMortage App (WINNER)
• Nationwide Appraisal Services (NAS Mobile App)
• Verico Financial Group - Broker Base

The Centum Financial Group Award For Best Industry Service Provider
• D + H
• DocAssist (WINNER)
• GoMax Solutions
• HomEquity Bank
• Paradigm Quest
• Teranet Purview

The Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association Award For Mortgage Broker Of The Year, Fewer Than 25 Employees
• Enza Venuto, CENTUM InTouch Mortgage Solutions
• Win Lui, DLC Clear Trust Mortgages
• Tracy Valko, Dominion Lending - The Valko Team
• Sally Kwan,ETC Mortgage
• Christine Xu, Mortgage Architects
• David Hetti, Mortgage Intelligence Oshawa
• Bernadette Laxamana, VERICO XEVA Mortgage (WINNER)
• Skye McLean, Axiom Mortgage Solutions
• Scott Travelbea, DLC Travelbea & Associates

The Home Trust Company Award For Best Alternative Lending Mortgage Broker Of The Year
• Ameera Ameerullah, Canada Mortgage & Financial Group (CMFG) (WINNER)
• David Clarke, Finevo Lending Group (DLC)
• Andrew Roper, Dominion Lending Edge Financial
• Christine Xu, Mortgage Architects
• Ronald Alphonso, Mortgage Broker Store
• Leanne Myles, VERICO, Premiere Mortgage Center

The Invis / Mortgage Intelligence Award For Best Lender BDM Of The Yearr
• Sam Samadi, CMLS Financial
• Karim Awad, Equitable Bank
• Shannon Parker, Home Trust Company
• Kristen Linde Ferrier, Manulife
• Catherine Halkyard, MCAP Mortgage Service Corporation (WINNER)
• Ajay Kaith, OPPONO Lending Company
• John Papadopoulos, RMG Mortgages
• Geoff Semple, Street Capital Bank of Canada
• Ian Tenggardjaja, Street Capital Bank of Canada
• Tim Hurlbut, Alta West Capital

The Manulife Bank Award For Best Customer Service From An Individual Office
• Champion Mortgage
• DLC GLM Mortgage Group
• Invis, Pure Mortgage
• Loewen Group Mortgages (WINNER)
• Mortgage Intelligence, LA Mortgage Team
• Mortgages.Ca
• Sherwood Mortgage Group

The Sherwood Mortgage Group Award For Best Newcomer Lender BDM
• Robert Gibson, Equitable Bank
• Nicole Thomson, Home Trust Company
• Elena Robinson,Home Trust Company
• Dan Pauls, Magenta Capital Corporation
• Darren Campbell, MCAP Mortgage Service Corporation
• Paul Jardine, Optimum Mortgage
• Michael Dixon, Radius Financial
• Linda Elkjar, Street Capital Financial Corporation
• Chris Woodhouse, Street Capital Bank of Canada (WINNER)
• Tania Melnyk, Bridgewater Bank

The Street Capital Bank Of Canada Award For Mortgage Brokerage Of The Year, Fewer Than 25 Employees
• Champion Mortgage (WINNER)
• DLC Brokers For life
• Dominion Lending Centres - Smart Debt
• Loewen Group Mortgages
• Mortgage Intelligence, Rasha Ingratta & Mortgage Associates
• Verico Anthem Mortgage Group

The Award For National Broker Network Of The Year
• Centum Financial Group Inc.
• Dominion Lending Centres (WINNER)
• Invis/ Mortgage Intelligence
• MCC Mortgage Centre Canada
• Mortgage Architects
• TMG The Mortgage Group
• Verico Financial Group
• Broker Financial Group

The Vector Financial Award For Best Commercial Mortgage Broker Of The Year
• Tina Mu, Dominion Lending Centres Acer Mortgages
• David Beckingham, Dominion Lending Centres Commercial Capital (WINNER)
• Neil Shopsowitz, Dominion Lending Centres Commercial Capital
• Brennan Wood, Foundry Mortgage Capital
• Michel Durand, Mortgage Alliance Commercial
• Andrew Bennett, Nexus Investment Corporation
• Omid Jalili, OMJ Mortgage
• Vic Cotton, Avenue Financial

The XCEED Award For Best Marketing Effort Of The Year
• DLC (We've Got A Mortgage For That!) (WINNER)
• Fundever (Connecting Brokers With Lenders)
• Home Trust (Making Mortgage Great Again)
• MogoMortgage (Mogo Mortgage Launch)
• Mortgage Intelligence, Can Force Mortgage (Military Campaign)
• Bridgewater Bank (20 Years)