Check out the agenda and speakers for our must-attend event for western mortgage professionals
Canada’s most dynamic West Coast gathering for mortgage professionals is back. On March 19, 2026, brokers, lenders, and industry leaders from across the country will come together at the Vancouver Convention Centre for the Canadian Mortgage Summit Vancouver – a full day designed to sharpen strategy, deepen connections, and reset how you compete in today’s market.
Best of all: it’s free for mortgage professionals to register and attend, offering a unique opportunity for attendees to gain crucial insights and education at no cost whatsoever.
A different kind of industry event
The event isn’t your typical conference. Instead, it is a tightly focused, single-day expo built to unite the brokers, lenders, and decision-makers driving Canada’s mortgage industry forward.
Rather than passively sitting through presentations, attendees will engage with practical, forward-looking content that speaks directly to how they operate, attract clients, and secure a competitive edge in the year ahead.
Building on a standout West Coast debut, the 2026 edition will take an even deeper dive into the forces reshaping the mortgage landscape, from tech disruption and economic uncertainty to shifting client expectations and evolving lending models.
The goal is simple: give you the clarity, tools, and relationships you need to thrive in an increasingly complex market.
By the end of the day, attendees will walk away with tangible next steps, a more focused understanding of where the market is heading, and peer connections that will support them well beyond the event and throughout the rest of 2026.
A sterling lineup of industry leaders
The 2026 agenda brings together a mix of some of the best-known names across Canada’s mortgage space, including:
- Evanka Grant, regional business director for Western Canada, EQ Bank
- Norman Holmes, vice president and managing director, Drake Financial Ltd
- Rene Quercia, SVP, broker channel, HomeEquity Bank
- Ryan Spence, principal, broker channel development, Filogix
- Jared Stanley, senior director of originations, Neighbourhood Holdings
- Joe White, president and CEO, Real Estate Institute of Canada (REMIC)
- Ryan White, regional sales director, MCAN Financial
These speakers will share candid, on-the-ground perspectives on market realities in Western Canada, evolving risk appetites, the future of prime and alt lending, and how technology and data are reshaping the broker–lender relationship.
What to expect: agenda at a glance
Throughout the day, attendees will move between content-rich sessions and networking opportunities in the expo hall. The agenda includes:
- 9:00 AM PDT – Expo hall opens
- 9:30 AM PDT – Welcome and opening remarks from the chairperson
- 9:45 – 10:15 AM PDT – Fireside chat: Western Canada reality check – markets, appraisals, and economic certainty
- 10:20 – 11:00 AM PDT – Panel: Tech is reshaping the mortgage industry – staying competitive in the next era of automation
- 11:05 – 11:35 AM PDT – Beyond the rate – redefining the broker value proposition
- 11:35 – 12:05 PM PDT – Networking break with sponsors and exhibitors
- 12:05 – 12:45 PM PDT – Panel: Private & MIC lending – risk, returns, and real-world case studies
- 12:45 – 1:10 PM PDT – Mid-day stretch: reset your energy and rebuild your edge
- 1:15 – 1:55 PM PDT – Panel: Alt lending deep dive – structuring non-traditional deals
- 1:55 – 2:25 PM PDT – Networking break with sponsors and exhibitors
- 2:25 – 3:05 PM PDT – Panel: Balancing prime growth and risk in a volatile rate environment
- 3:10 – 3:40 PM PDT – Mining the gold in your database – retention, referrals, and always-on pipelines
- 3:40 – 3:45 PM PDT – Closing remarks from the chairperson
- 3:45 PM PDT – Extra time in the expo hall
Sessions will cover everything from the economic outlook in BC and Alberta and appraisal volatility, to practical technology roadmaps, private and MIC deal structures, alt lending scenarios, and the evolving definition of “prime” in an uncertain rate environment.
Attendees will also explore how to protect their energy and resilience, and how to turn their databases into engines for repeat and referred business.
Proven value for brokers and lenders
Last year’s inaugural edition of the Canadian Mortgage Summit Vancouver attracted strong reviews from across the industry. One mortgage professional in attendance, a bank business development manager, described it as “one of the best events we’ve attended — highly engaged brokers, valuable conversations, and real opportunities.”
Another lending executive highlighted the strength of the audience and interaction:
“The turnout and engagement was one of the best for events in our industry.”
Register now
If you want a clearer view of the road ahead, new ways to strengthen your competitive edge, and relationships that carry through the rest of 2026, the Canadian Mortgage Summit Vancouver belongs on your calendar.
Registration is now open for the event – which is completely free for mortgage professionals to attend.
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