LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE: STRENGTHENING CONDUCT AND OVERSIGHT IN YOUR MORTGAGE BROKERAGE

Name: Principal Broker Conference
Start: 2026-11-23T07:45:00-05:00
Location: Universal Event Space

Join us for FSRA’s Principal Broker Conference, designed for brokerage owners, principal brokers, chief compliance officers, team leads, directors, officers and partners.

Our line-up of industry and regulatory leaders will discuss practical approaches to navigating compliance and conduct challenges, strengthening hiring and supervision processes, enhancing consumer protection and product suitability assessment practices, and more. This event provides a great opportunity to network with your peers and the FSRA team.

Registration is now open for FSRA’s 2026 Principal Broker Conference. Space is limited. Each brokerage may register up to two key representatives. Registration closes on November 6, 2026 at 4:00pm.

Price: CA $199 + tax per person

Details

Start: November 23, 2026

7:45 AM

End: November 23, 2026

4:45 PM

Universal Event Space

6250 Highway 7
L4H 4G3 Vaughan ON
Canada

Agenda

Monday, November 23, 2026

7:45 AM — 8:45 AM

Registration / Continental breakfast begins

8:45 AM — 8:50 AM

Welcome

Jennie Hodgson

8:50 AM — 9:15 AM

Opening Remarks

Dexter John

9:15 AM — 9:35 AM

Greetings

Antoinette Leung

9:35 AM — 10:30 AM

Panel discussion: Best business practices – for the sector, from the sector

Industry experts and FSRA discuss compliance best practices, emerging challenges, and effective regulator-industry collaboration.

Moderator:

Gina Stephens, Director, Mortgage Brokering Conduct, Market Conduct

Elaine Taylor

Mark Kerzner

Leah Zlatkin

Gina Stephens

10:30 AM — 10:50 AM

Break

10:50 AM — 11:30 AM

Presentation: FSRA enforcement in action

Learn about regulatory expectations related to private mortgages, lending activities, record keeping and cooperation with FSRA’s Investigations team.

Tamara Kido

Michael Scott

11:30 AM — 12:10 PM

Presentation: The principled Principal Broker: Maintaining consumer confidence through improved hiring practices (licensing and supervisory expectations)

Explore how effective due diligence, hiring and transfer practices can help principal brokers prevent misconduct, protect consumers and maintain confidence in the mortgage brokering sector.

Yovanka McBean

Gina Stephens

12:10 PM — 1:10 PM

Lunch

1:10 PM — 2:10 PM

Breakout session 1: More than a form: A sector-led approach to product suitability assessments

Industry members from FSRA’s Technical Advisory Committee will lead a discussion on their draft Product Suitability Assessment Form, including its development, practical use, and future evolution.

Presenters:

FSRA ’s Technical Advisory Committee for Mortgage Brokering

Breakout sessions will run concurrently, with attendees participating in both sessions over the course of the day.

Sadiq Boodoo

Deren Hasip

Leigh Graham

1:10 PM — 2:10 PM

Breakout session 2: AML Compliance featuring FINTRAC

FINTRAC shares insights on evolving risks, common compliance gaps, and regulatory expectations for mortgage brokerages. Additionally, Sue-Ling Yip from Deloitte will provide practical insights on operationalizing AML requirements within brokerage practices.

Julie Leclerc, Executive Manager, Financial Entities Unit, FINTRAC

Breakout sessions will run concurrently, with attendees participating in both sessions over the course of the day.

Sue-Ling Yip

2:10 PM — 2:25 PM

Break

2:25 PM — 3:30 PM

Breakout session 1: More than a form: A sector-led approach to product suitability assessments

Industry members from FSRA’s Technical Advisory Committee will lead a discussion on their draft Product Suitability Assessment Form, including its development, practical use, and future evolution.

Presenters:

FSRA’s Technical Advisory Committee for Mortgage Brokering

Breakout sessions will run concurrently, with attendees participating in both sessions over the course of the day.

Sadiq Boodoo

Deren Hasip

Leigh Graham

2:25 PM — 3:30 PM

Breakout session 2: AML Compliance featuring FINTRAC

Julie Leclerc, Executive Manager, Financial Entities Unit, FINTRAC

Breakout sessions will run concurrently, with attendees participating in both sessions over the course of the day.

Sue-Ling Yip

3:30 PM — 3:40 PM

Presentation: Private lending mythbusters

Test your private mortgage lending knowledge as we debunk common industry myths.

Jennie Hodgson

3:40 PM — 3:45 PM

Closing remarks

Antoinette Leung

3:45 PM — 4:45 PM

Networking