Bryan Jaskolka

Founder and CEO of CMI Financial Group

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Bryan Jaskolka

Founder and CEO of CMI Financial Group

Bryan Jaskolka is the founder and CEO of CMI Financial Group, one of Canada's premier private mortgage lenders. In 2005, he conceived the idea for what would become CMI — leveraging his technology background and knowledge of lending to build a digitally focused mortgage brokerage. Jaskolka’s achievements include Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2021 CanadianSME National Business Awards, Mortgage Global 100, and Wealth Professional's Top 40 Under 40 Rising Stars.

Ottawa is rethinking the foreign buyer ban; it should look at where the money flows

Bryan Jaskolka Residential Foreign Buyers National Aug. 10 2026

GUEST SUBMISSION: Canada’s foreign buyers ban was sold as a protection for Canadian buyers, and while the rationale was valid at the time, it’s done little to correct the market’s larger structural problems.

Ottawa is rethinking the foreign buyer ban; it should look at where the money flows

Bryan Jaskolka Residential Foreign Buyers National Aug. 10 2026

Industry Events

Ottawa Real Estate Forum Oct 20 2026

Rogers Centre, Ottawa

Bryan Jaskolka

Founder and CEO of CMI Financial Group

Bryan Jaskolka

Founder and CEO of CMI Financial Group

Ottawa is rethinking the foreign buyer ban; it should look at where the money flows

Ottawa is rethinking the foreign buyer ban; it should look at where the money flows

Industry Events

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