Canadian Mortgage Awards 2019 | Canadian Mortgage Professional | 28 January 2019 | The Liberty Grand in Toronto, 25 British Columbia Rd, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, Canada

With over 20 hotly-contested organizational and individual award categories — and new categories added yearly — winning a Canadian Mortgage Awards is a sure-fire indicator of success across the whole spectrum of the industry. And that’s an industry we always aim to inspire, by showcasing the leadership, service, innovation, support and principles that make this business great.

Our winners deserve the night of their lives – and that’s what we give them. Our annual black-tie gala brings together a stellar community of the biggest names in the industry, past award recipients and rising stars throughout Canada. Over 600 professionals gather each and every year.

The Canadian Mortgage Awards is brought to you by Canadian Mortgage Professional, the magazine of choice for the country's most forward-thinking mortgage professionals, in partnership with The Coalition of Independent Mortgage Brokers of Canada (CIMBC). Winners and finalists will be showcased in CMP magazine and MortgageBrokerNews.ca, as well as all major National Press.

2018 Past Winners:

THE EQUITABLE BANK AWARD FOR ALTERNATIVE BROKER SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR (NEW TO CANADA)

Ameera Ameerullah - Canada Mortgage & Financial Group – Winner
Chuck Nash - MortgageGuys.Com
Rakhi Madan - DLC Key Mortgage Partners
Reza Ghazi - GreenFlow Financial Corp.
Suyan Ge - DLC City Wide Mortgage Services

BEST NEWCOMER MORTGAGE BROKERAGE

Approved Financial
Concrete Mortgage Capital Inc.
DLC Elite Lending
Mortgage Architects Experts
Mission35 Mortgages
Mortgage Outlet Inc. – Winner
MortgageGuys.com
Shirl Funk Mortgages - The Mortgage Centre
DIVERSIFIER OF THE YEAR

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
Centum Diversified Mortgage
DLC Expert Financial – Winner
DLC Mortgage Mentors
Mogo
North East Mortgages
Northwood Mortgage
Verico Safebridge Financial

THE CIMBC AWARD FOR LENDER BDM OF THE YEAR

Ajay Kaith - Oppono Lending Company
Darren Campbell - MCAP
Ed Wells - Community Trust Company
Livia Pellegrino - First National Financial
Nicole Thomson - Merix Financial
Paul Jardine - CWB Optimum Mortgage
Sam Samadi - CMLS Financial
Susan Wishart - Street Capital Bank Of Canada – Winner
Suzanne Fleur de Lys-Aujla - Equitable Bank
Tim Hurlbut - Alta West
Tomo Brank - Equity Financial Trust

LENDER UNDERWRITER OF THE YEAR

Alan Colby - MCAP
Angela Molyneaux - Equitable Bank
Christopher Park - First National Third Party Underwriting (TDMS)
Dillon Charron - First National Financial
Helen Brito - Home Trust
Helga Peller - RMG Mortgages
Katte Cai - Equity Financial Trust
Lianne Smith - Street Capital Bank Of Canada – Winner
Robin Manuel - Scotiabank
Sheri Hedman - Merix Financial
Thomas Squires - CWB Optimum Mortgage

THE OPPONO LENDING COMPANY MORTGAGE BROKER OF THE YEAR (FEWER THE 25 EMPLOYEES)

Alison Lopes - DLC Premier Mortgages
Angela Calla - DLC Angela Calla Mortgage Team
Barry Baboolal - Dominion Lending Centres
Clinton Wilkins - Centum Home Lenders – Winner
Elvis Hui - DLC Guaranti Mortgage Corp.
Janna Dawdy - RMA JCMortgages
Joe Sammut - Mortgage Gate Group - Mortgage Architects
Jordan D'Haese - Jayman Financial
Karen Gibbard - Verico Gibbard Group Financial
Michelle Campbell - Mortgage District - Mortgage Architects
Paul Meredith - CityCan Financial
Sharnjit Gill - Verico Superior Mortgage

MORTGAGE BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (MORE THAN 25 EMPLOYEES)

CanWise Financial – Winner
DLC Canadian Mortgage Experts
DLC Home Capital Solutions Inc.
Matrix Mortgage Global
Neighbourhood Dominion Lending Centres
Pilrock Mortgages - The Mortgage Centre
Rock Capital Investments Inc.
Sherwood Mortgage Group
Ultimate Mortgage & Finance Solutions Inc
Verico The Mortgage Professionals
Verico Xeva Mortgage

MORTGAGE INDUSTRY EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
CanWise Financial
Champion Mortgage
CWB Optimum Mortgage
Lendesk
MCAP
Mortgage Brokers Ottawa
Neighbourhood Dominion Lending Centres
Sherwood Mortgage Group
Solidifi – Winner
Durhammortgage.com - The Mortgage Centre
Verico The Mortgage Professionals

NATIONAL BROKER NETWORK OF THE YEAR

Broker Financial Group
Centum Financial Group
Dominion Lending Centres – Winner
Invis - Mortgage Intelligence
Mortgage Alliance
Mortgage Architects
Mortgage Centre Canada
TMG The Mortgage Group
Verico Canada

THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPY & COMMUNITY SERVICE

DLC Elite Lending / Elite Cares Society
Dave Teixeira - Dominion Lending Centres – Winner
Janna Dawdy - JCMortgages
Invis - Mortgage Intelligence
Verico Financial Group / Verico Helping Hands
Sabeena Bubber - Verico Xeva Mortgage / 100 Brokers
Sharon Vander Duim - Neighbourhood Dominion Lending Centres
Sherry Corbitt - Sherry Corbitt Team - Mortgage Intelligence
Tracy Axford - Durhammortgage.com - The Mortgage Centre

THE BRIDGEWATER BANK AWARD FOR MORTGAGE BROKER OF THE YEAR (MORE THAN 25 EMPLOYEES)

Anne Brill - Centum Metrocapp Wealth Solutions Inc. – Winner
Bryan Jaskolka - Canadian Mortgages Inc
Collin Bruce - DLC Mortgage Mentors
Dave Butler - Butler Mortgage Inc.
Eden Simari - Quantus Mortgage Solutions
James Laird - CanWise Financial
Kerri Reed - Verico Premiere Mortgage Centre
Kim McKenney - DLC The Mortgage Source
Mitch Thibodeau - Verico The Mortgage Professionals
Skye Mclean - Axiom Mortgage Solutions
Steven Levine - True North Mortgage

THE CANADA MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL GROUP AWARD FOR BEST NEWCOMER INDIVIDUAL AGENT/BROKER

Andrew Homeyer - Verico Xeva Mortgage
Asim Ali - DLC Producers West Financial
Grace Reynolds - Northwood Mortgage
Josh Dumencu - Neighbourhood Dominion Lending Centres
Karen Pacheco - Mortgage Architects – Winner
Michael Sneddon - DLC Edge Financial
Rhiannon Fillmore - Loewen Group Mortgages
Shawn Hawkins - Essential Mortgage Company
Sokrates Testempasis - Sherwood Mortgage Group

THE CANADIAN MORTGAGE APP AWARD FOR BEST USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Annie Mirza - Annie Mirza Mortgage App
Ron Butler - Butler Mortgage App
James Loewen - Loewen Group Mortgages App
Collin Bruce - The Collin Bruce Mortgage App – Winner
Jake Snowden - Rate Desk
Jake Abramowicz - Mortgage Jake
Richard Ventura - Mortgage InGenuity
Sheri Creese - Mortgage Brokers Ottawa - Mortgage Calculator

THE CANADIAN MORTGAGES INC. AWARD FOR PRIVATE LENDING BROKER OF THE YEAR

Bryce Coates - Trilend Inc.
Christine Xu - Moneybroker - Mortgage Architects
Danielle Richard - Sunshine Financial - The Mortgage Centre
Graeme Moss - Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions
Joseph Trimboli - Direct Mortgages Inc. - The Mortgage Centre
Shawn Allen - Matrix Mortgage Global – Winner
Simon Nelson - North East Mortgages
Susan Gollinger - Neighbourhood Dominion Lending Centres
Zoltan Padar - MortgagePRO Ltd.

THE CENTUM AWARD FOR INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

GoMax Solutions Inc.
Finastra
DocAssist – Winner
Teranet Inc.
Paradigm Quest

THE COMMUNITY TRUST AWARD FOR ALTERNATIVE BROKER SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR (BUSINESS FOR SELF)

Akash Sharma - Able & Remarkable Mortgages Inc. – Winner
Jason Georgopoulos - DLC Estate Mortgages Inc.
Mena Fiore - Need A Mortgage - The Mortgage Centre
Rakhi Madan - DLC Key Mortgage Partners
Reza Ghazi - GreenFlow Financial
Susan Wang - Centum Monest Financial Inc.

THE FIRST SOURCE AWARD FOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BROKER OF THE YEAR

Adit Kumar - Anbros Financial
Andrew C. Bennett - Nexus Investment Corporation
Andy Anastasiou - SGE Financial Inc. – Winner
Michel Durand - Mortgage Alliance Commercial Canada
Mike Chiu - Capital West Mortgage
Omid Jalili - OMJ Mortgage Capital
Ramin Nazaradeh - Gold Capital Corp.
Tina Mu - DLC Acer Mortgage
Vic Cotton - Avenue Financial

THE HOME TRUST AWARD FOR ALTERNATIVE LENDING MORTGAGE BROKER OF THE YEAR

Ameera Ameerullah - Canada Mortgage & Financial Group
Christine Xu - Mortgage Architects – Winner
David Clarke - DLC Finevo Lending Group
Graeme Moss - Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions
Josh Wendeler - Neighbourhood Dominion Lending Centres
Reza Ghazi - GreenFlow Financial
Robert Jennings - East Coast Mortgage Brokers
Shawn Allen - Matrix Mortgage Global

THE MANULIFE BANK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE (INDIVIDUAL OFFICE)

Blue Pearl Mortgage Group
CanWise Financial
Centum Professional Mortgage Group
DLC GLM Mortgage Group
LA Mortgage Team - Mortgage Intelligence
Rasha Ingratta & Associates - Mortgage Intelligence
Verico Streetwise Mortgages – Winner
Verico Mortgage House Corp.

THE STREET CAPITAL BANK OF CANADA AWARD FOR MORTGAGE BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (25 EMPLOYEES OR FEWER)

Centum Professional Mortgage Group
DLC Clear Trust Mortgages
DLC Brokers for Life
DLC Estate Mortgages Inc.
DLC Origin Pinsky Mortgages
Jayman Financial
LA Mortgage Team
MortgagePal
Mortgage Wise Financial – Winner
Durhammortgage.com - The Mortgage Centre

THE TRANSUNION AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

Kathy Gregory, founder, President and CEO of Paradigm Quest Inc., – Winner