2025 Winners and Excellence Awardees
Award Categories
Advisory of the Year – Responsible Investments
BDM/Wholesaler of the Year
CEO of the Year
Employer of Choice
ETF Provider of the Year
Excellence in Philanthropy and Community Service
Most Innovative Use of WealthTech
Mutual Fund Provider of the Year
Private Asset Investment Provider of the Year
Real Estate Investment Provider of the Year
The Avenue Living Award for Portfolio/Discretionary Manager of the Year
The CMI Financial Group Award for Fund Manager Innovator of the Year
The Desjardins Award for Rising Star Advisor of the Year
The Equiton Award for Canadian Advisor of the Year
The Franklin Templeton Award for Advisory Team of the Year (10 Staff or More)
The FP Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Financial Planning Industry
The ICM Asset Management Award for Advisor of the Year – Alternative Investments
The Newlook Capital Award for Advisory Team of the Year (Under 10 Staff)
The Pier 4 Award for the Female Trailblazer of the Year
The PPI Award for Holistic Advisory Team of the Year
The SIMA Award for Financial Literacy Champion
The Trez Capital Award for Dealer of the Year
The Worldsource Wealth Management Award for Young Entrepreneur of the Year
WealthTech Service Provider of the Year
ADVISORY OF THE YEAR – RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENTS
Winner: Hash Assad – Assad Wealth Management
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Rennier Malavega – Greatway Financial Inc
Tu Nguyen – Meridian Credit Union
BDM/WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ryan Cipolla – Sun Life Global Investments
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Cynthia Maisonneuve – CMLS Asset Management
David Culig – Dynamic Funds
Jacob Lamanna – Desjardins
Joe Galbraith – Equitable Life
Jordan Green – Invico Capital Corporation
Jordan Kaczmarzyk – Fidelity
Karim Ghalayini – Global X Investments Canada
Kris Lad – Ninepoint
Richard Ho – BMO Global Asset Management
Sara Dowlatshahi – Dynamic Funds
Shirley Huang – Canada Life
Spencer Hurley – Trez Capital
Tino Di Libero – Canoe Financial
Tony Kim
CEO OF THE YEAR
Winner: Jason Roque – Equiton
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alex Sasso – NCM Investments
Blaine Shewchuk – Investment Planning Counsel
Damon Murchison – IG Wealth Management
Greg Romundt – Centurion Asset Management Inc.
Jared Rabinowitz – Q Wealth Partners
Kash Pashootan – First Avenue Investment Counsel
Luke Gould – Mackenzie Investments
Mark Evans – Conquest Planning
Michael Kovacs – Harvest ETFs
Robert Frances – PEAK Financial Group
Rohit Mehta – Global X Investments Canada
Shaun Hauser – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
Winner: Skyline
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
AGF
Avenue Living
Bellwether Investment Management
Centurion Asset Management Inc.
CI Financial
DLD Financial Group Ltd.
Equiton
Global X Investments Canada
Nicola Wealth
PEAK Financial Group
RGP Financial Group
Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
ETF PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Global X Investments Canada
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
CI Global Asset Management
Dynamic Funds
Evolve ETFs
Franklin Templeton Canada
Hamilton ETFs
Harvest ETFs
EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Winner: LeRoy Wealth Management Group
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Aaron Ruston – Purposed Financial Corporation
Britton Wealth Management and Planning Consultants Inc.
Cresco Wealth Management
Jaime Power – Power Wealth
Kelly Ho – DLD Financial Group Ltd.
PEAK Financial Group
Rahim Ladha – BGO
Sheron Lau – Research Capital
Skyline
Tina Tehranchian – Assante Capital Management Ltd.
MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF WEALTHTECH
Winner: Northland Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Bellwether Investment Management
Optimize Wealth Management
PEAK Financial Group
The McClelland Financial Group
Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
MUTUAL FUND PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: AGF
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Canada Life
CI Global Asset Management
Dynamic Funds
Franklin Templeton Canada
Monarch Wealth Corporation
NCM Investments
RGP Investments
Sun Life Global Investments
PRIVATE ASSET INVESTMENT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Hamilton Lane
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
AIP Asset Management Inc.
CMI Financial Group
Newlook Capital
Obsiido Alternative Investment Inc.
Raintree Financial Solutions
Stonebridge Financial
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Skyline
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Avenue Living
Centurion Asset Management Inc.
Equiton
First Avenue Investment Counsel
Greenbirch Capital
Starlight Capital
Trez Capital
THE AVENUE LIVING AWARD FOR PORTFOLIO/DISCRETIONARY MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Darren Morcom – The Morcom Wealth Management Group
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Adam Bilyk – Aligned Capital Partners
Andrew Suthern – Suthern Private Wealth
Brian Ginsler – Ginsler Wealth
Conner Sura – Turn8 Private Wealth
Dustin Van Der Hout – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Gene Kim – Summit Private Wealth
John Soutsos – IPC Securities Corporation
Ken MacNeal – Richardson Wealth
Maili Wong – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Philip Kuzyk – KPW (Kuzyk Private Wealth)
Rob Tick – Tick Investment Group
Susyn Wagner – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
THE CMI FINANCIAL GROUP AWARD FOR FUND MANAGER INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Pascal St-Jean – 3iQ
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Jay Bala – AIP Asset Management Inc.
Jordan McNamee – Optimist Fund
Julian Klymochko – Accelerate
Marc-André Lewis – CI Global Asset Management
Michael Kovacs – Harvest ETFs
Pascal St-Jean – 3iQ
Shaun Cumby
Tyler McKinna – Addenda Capital
THE DESJARDINS AWARD FOR RISING STAR ADVISOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Jonathan Hunt – Dennis Hunt & Associates IG Private Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Bobby McBride – Designed Securities
Brittney Rampersad – PPI
Greg Wise – Aretec Wealth
Jai Gandhi – Endeavour Wealth Management
James McCarthy – Nicola Wealth
Karyn Silenzi – Canvas Wealth
Kate Norris – First & Main Financial Services inc.
Maria Paula Diaz – Assante Wealth Management
Michael Mauro – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Michael Minicucci – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Noah Degelman – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Rebeca Wieler Chen – DFSIN
THE EQUITON AWARD FOR CANADIAN ADVISOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Maili Wong – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Aaron Migie – Migie Wealth Group
Christie Bartram – TD Wealth
Dean Bradshaw – Cresco Wealth Management
Evan Inglis – Inglis Wealth Management
Heather Hesson – TD Bank
Kelvin Rampersad – PPI
Laura De Sousa – Nicola Wealth
Michael Connon – The McClelland Financial Group
Michael Pate – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Sean O’Connor – O’Connor and Associates – IG Private Wealth Management
Shannon Tatlock – Red Sky Financial
Tina Tehranchian – Assante Capital Management Ltd.
Todd Degelman – Degelman Pruden Wealth
THE FRANKLIN TEMPLETON AWARD FOR ADVISORY TEAM OF THE YEAR (10 STAFF OR MORE)
Winner: LePoidevin Group at CG Wealth Management
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Cresco Wealth Management, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Degelman Pruden Wealth
First Avenue Investment Counsel
Noonoo Pinsler Donato Family Wealth Management
Northland Wealth
Stonehaven Financial Group
TriDelta Private Wealth
Vo Dignard Provost
THE FP CANADA AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE FINANCIAL PLANNING INDUSTRY
Winner: Kathleen C. Bock – Vanguard
THE ICM ASSET MANAGEMENT AWARD FOR ADVISOR OF THE YEAR – ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
Winner: Chad Larson – Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Arthur Salzer – Northland Wealth
Charlene Liu – Monic Financial Group
Dan Wynnyk – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Karen Xiao – Monic Financial Group – Rethink & Diversify Securities Inc.
Kevin Hegedus – Quintessence Wealth
Klint Rodgers – Axcess Capital Advisors Inc.
Krissy Morrison – Harvey Morrison Private Wealth
Mark Samborski – Pinnacle Wealth Brokers
Scott Starratt – CG Wealth Management
THE NEWLOOK CAPITAL AWARD FOR ADVISORY TEAM OF THE YEAR (UNDER 10 STAFF)
Winner: Mauro Family Wealth at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Aretec Wealth
Assad Wealth Management
Canvas Wealth
Cox Private Wealth
Fiotakis Wealth Management Group – IPC Investment Corporation
Inglis Wealth Management
Kratz Financial Group
Ocean Point Wealth Management
Shafik Hirani’s Private Wealth Management Practice
Slater Wealth Management
Team Kelvin Rampersad
The Morcom Wealth Management Group
The Waterfront Group
The Yarmoshuk Reedman Huehn Financial Group
Theodor Hennessey & Ross PWM
THE PIER 4 AWARD FOR THE FEMALE TRAILBLAZER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Elizabeth Naumovski – Caldwell Securities Ltd.
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alysha Tse – Richardson Wealth
Cassandra Cross – Nicola Wealth
Dale Collins – Prosperity Planning
Dilys D’Cruz – Meridian Credit Union
Jennifer Hochstein – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Jenny Chen – Catalais Consulting Ltd.
Judith Chambers – TD Wealth
Liz Bouthillier – Franklin Templeton Canada
Natasha Phipps – WealthShare Real Estate Investment Trust
Sonia LeRoy – LeRoy Wealth Management Group
Tina Tehranchian – Assante Capital Management Ltd.
Zainab Williams – FundEvolve
THE PPI AWARD FOR HOLISTIC ADVISORY TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nicola Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Bilyk Financial
First Avenue Investment Counsel
Ginsler Wealth
KPMG Family Office
PWM Private Wealth Counsel
Quadrant Private Wealth
Richie Feindel Wealth Management
Summit Private Wealth
The McClelland Financial Group
The Wealth Council Financial Inc.
Verecan Group of Companies
Volpe Wealth Management
THE SIMA AWARD FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY CHAMPION
Winner: Ahmad Bakhshai – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alynn Godfroy – Godfroy Financial Limited
Jaclyn Wu – Monic Financial Group
Jeanette Boleantu – Alexandria Wealth Management Group | Assante Financial Management Ltd.
Julie Shipley-Strickland – Julie Shipley-Strickland Wealth & Risk Management – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Kelly Ho – DLD Financial Group Ltd.
Laura Southall – The Southall Group
Lin Sok – Lin Sok Services Financiers Inc
Max Lane – Nicola Wealth
Saijal Patel – Saij Wealth Consulting/Saij Elle
Suzette Chambers – Empowered Financial
Sybil Verch – The Wealthy Life with Sybil Verch
THE TREZ CAPITAL AWARD FOR DEALER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nicola Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Carte Financial Group
PEAK Financial Group
Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Worldsource Wealth Managment
THE WORLDSOURCE WEALTH MANAGEMENT AWARD FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Winner: German Pulido – ScotiaMcLeod
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Adrian LeRoy – LeRoy Wealth Management Group at IPC Securities Corporation
Agha Raza – Mandeville Private Client
Alexander Soutsos – IPC Securities Corporation
Andrew Rodych – PWM Private Wealth Counsel
Dylan Bredo – Aligned Capital Partners
Francis Gingras Roy – Manulife Wealth – Diligence Wealth Managment
Jordan Mauro – Wellington-Altus Private Wealth
Justin Donnelly – National Bank Financial Wealth Management
Lindsey Kilgour – The Kilgour Group
Madison Mailey – ScotiaMcLeod
Michael Onstad – Weyburn Security – PEAK Investments
Mike James – Lilley Financial Group
Ralph Nour – Nour Private Wealth
Thomas Brière – Brière Wealth Management – CG Wealth Management
WEALTHTECH SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Conquest Planning
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Absolute Engagement
Broadridge
CapIntel
Cloven
Croesus
d1g1t
Equisoft
FutureVault
HeyAdvisor
InvestorCOM
Mako Financial Technologies, Inc.
Objectway
Portfolio Aid Inc.
SideDrawer