Canadian Mortgage Awards 2021 | Key Media | 1 March 2021 | Online

For 15 years now, the annual Canadian Mortgage Awards (CMAs) has been recognized as the leading independent awards program in the mortgage industry.
The awards showcase the leading brokers, brokerages, lenders, BDMs, underwriters and service providers for their outstanding achievements, best practices and leadership in the mortgage business over the past 12 months.

2020 Winners

Broker of the Year (25 Employees or More):
• GOLD WINNER: Zaheed Valli-Hasham - City Wide Mortgage Services
• SILVER WINNER: Meaghan Hastings - The Mortgage Coach

Broker of the Year (Fewer Than 25 Employees):
• GOLD WINNER: Clinton Wilkins - Centum Home Lenders - Clinton Wilkins Team
• SILVER WINNER: Shawn Stillman - Mortgage Outlet Inc.

Brokerage of the Year – Diversification:
• GOLD WINNER: Millennial's Choice Mortgages
• SILVER WINNER: DLC Blue Tree Mortgages West

The First National Financial Corporation Award for Brokerage of the Year (25 Employees or More):
• GOLD WINNER: CanWise Financial
• SILVER WINNER: MortgagePal Inc

Brokerage of the Year (Fewer than 25 Employees):
• SILVER WINNER: Champion Mortgage
• GOLD WINNER: Outline Financial

Employer of Choice:
• SILVER WINNER: Capital Lending Centre
• GOLD WINNER: MERIX Financial

The HomeEquity Bank Award for Excellence in Philanthropy & Community Service:
• GOLD WINNER: Carey Benvenuti - Mortgage Architects
• SILVER WINNER: Sabeena Bubber - 100 Brokers Who Care

Lender Underwriter of the Year:
• GOLD WINNER: Zuzi Valente - Equitable Bank
• SILVER WINNER: Inessa Rzisceva - Home Trust Company

National Broker Network of the Year:
• SILVER WINNER: TMG The Mortgage Group
• GOLD WINNER: Mortgage Alliance

New Brokerage of the Year:
• SILVER WINNER: Citadel Mortgages
• GOLD WINNER: The Mortgage Coach

Outstanding Customer Service by an Individual Office:
• GOLD WINNER: GLM Mortgage Group
• SILVER WINNER: Loewen Group Mortgages

The Avison Young Award for Broker of the Year - Commercial:
• SILVER WINNER: Ryan Turner - Ashdown Capital
• GOLD WINNER: Michel Durand - Mortgage Alliance Commercial

The Canadian Mortgages Inc. Award for Broker of the Year - Private Lending:
• SILVER WINNER: Scott Westlake - The Westlake Team Dominion Lending Centres National
• GOLD WINNER: Shawn Allen - Matrix Mortgage Global

The Centum Award for Industry Service Provider of the Year:
• GOLD WINNER: Newton Connectivity Systems
• SILVER WINNER: DocAssist

The CIMBC Award for Lender BDM of the Year:
• SILVER WINNER: Livia Pellegrino - First National Financial LP
• GOLD WINNER: Chris Woodhouse - RFA Mortgage Corporation

The Community Trust Award for Alternative Broker Specialist of the Year:
• SILVER WINNER: Jason Sohl - Verico Fair Mortgage Solutions Inc
• GOLD WINNER: Christine Xu - Moneybroker Canada - Mortgage Architects

The Haventree Bank Award for Digital Innovator of the Year:
• GOLD WINNER: Centum Financial Group Inc.
• SILVER WINNER: DLC Expert Financial

The Home Trust Award for Woman of Distinction:
• SILVER WINNER: Donna Mullen - Mortgage Architects
• GOLD WINNER: Barbara Cook - Mortgage Centre Canada

Young Gun of the Year:
• SILVER WINNER: Rebecca Casey - DLC Origin Mortgages
• GOLD WINNER: Casey Archibald - Verico Xeva Mortgage

The TransUnion Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Mortgage Industry:
• Todd Poberznick - Bridgewater Bank (Retired)