Just over a week remains until the landmark event
Canadian brokers heading into a sharper, faster 2026 market are set to converge on the Vancouver Convention Centre on March 19 for the Canadian Mortgage Summit Vancouver, a complimentary, single-day expo built around strategy rather than sales pitches.
The event is positioned as Canada’s premier national mortgage expo for Western professionals, combining main-stage discussions, case studies and extended expo-floor networking for brokers, lenders, executives and service providers from across the region.
Attendees will also receive four continuing-education units pre-approved by Mortgage Professionals Canada in the professional development category for 2026.
Western lens on a shifting market
The day will open with a Western-focused reality check on pricing, appraisals and confidence. Delegates will gain a sharper understanding of what’s driving Western Canada’s market in the coming year as industry leaders break down evolving trends across the Lower Mainland, greater BC and Alberta markets.
That session description also commits to candid insights on appraisal pressure, valuation uncertainty, and the economic developments shaping lender and broker confidence in 2026.
Technology, lending innovation and the 55-plus client
A core mid-morning panel will address how automation and data are redrawing the broker playbook.
The agenda make the stakes explicit: Technology adoption is no longer optional—it defines which brokerages grow and which ones fall behind. It describes a strategic discussion that explores how AI, automation, and workflow technology are reshaping competitive advantage, with a focus on prioritizing the right tools and avoiding common adoption traps.
On the funding side, the private and MIC lending panel is set to dive into real lending scenarios to help brokers navigate suitability, manage expectations, and structure resilient deals in a tighter regulatory environment, including case studies highlighting pitfalls, red flags & successful structures.
A dedicated session on the 55+ segment from HomeEquity Bank leadership is framed as “growing your business” by “mastering the 55+ opportunity,” positioning longevity and education as drivers of long-term relationships rather than one-off transactions.
Making the most of a one-day, no-cost summit
From 9:00 am, the expo hall opens, followed by chairperson remarks and a sequence of panels that run through market outlook, technology, broker value proposition, and lending structures before closing remarks and additional time on the floor.
Throughout, the summit is a full day of insights, strategy, and meaningful industry connections in a complimentary format for mortgage professionals.
The format goes beyond a traditional conference to connect brokers directly with senior lenders, tech providers and educators.
For another lender, the experience set a new bar. A director of broker relations for Western Canada at ThreePoint Capital said that “as this was our first CMS, the turn out and engagement was one of the best for events in our industry.”
Agents also pointed to the event’s impact on newer brokers. An agent at Money Solutions, reflecting on the 2022 summit, said they had “mostly had fun talking to every level of the industry candidly and very informally. It turned out to be the best training day for me.”
For seasoned Western brokers, the summit is likely to matter less as a primer and more as a stress test – one concentrated day to measure their own 2026 playbook against peers, regulators and lenders, and to leave Vancouver with sharper conviction about where to double down and where to pivot next.
Be sure to register now for the event!
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