Founded by CEO Brian Jaskolka in 2005, CMI Financial Group began as a traditional mortgage brokerage and has evolved into one of Canada’s premier private lending and mortgage investment firms. In response to the growing need for alternative financing solutions post-2008, CMI transformed its business model to serve both borrowers and investors—ultimately launching its dedicated investment division, CMI Mortgage Investments, in 2011.
From its first MIC in 2015—CMI MIC Balanced Mortgage Fund—to more specialized offerings like the CMI MIC High-Yield Opportunity Fund and CMI MIC Prime Mortgage Fund, CMI has consistently delivered competitive returns by capitalizing on Canada’s strong real estate market. Our team’s deep expertise in both mortgage origination and investment management supports thorough due diligence, disciplined risk management, and ongoing portfolio optimization.
Proven Mortgage Investment Solutions
Offer your clients access to a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of mortgages with quarterly income distributions. Ideal for clients seeking exposure to private debt with a hands-off approach.
Provide your clients with direct exposure to Canadian residential mortgages. Our personalized mortgage matching process ensures investments are aligned with each client’s risk profile, liquidity needs, and return objectives.
Advisor Support—Purpose-Built for Each Platform
CMI MIC Funds
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Dedicated desk for advisors – pre-trade consultations, due-diligence kits, and white-label marketing collateral.
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Transparent client reporting – monthly fund fact sheets, quarterly performance webinars, and compliance-ready data you can drop straight into client statements.
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Practice-building resources – model allocation worksheets, risk/return comparators, and on-call product specialists to help you position MIC income streams with confidence.
Whole-Loan Mandates
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Structuring support – map LTV, term, province, and covenant packages to each client’s mandate.
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Loan-level data feeds – custom dashboards that integrate directly with your firm’s reporting environment.
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Ongoing portfolio reviews – quarterly market outlooks and rebalancing recommendations to keep exposures aligned with evolving objectives.
Who We Are
CMI is led by a team of pioneers and innovators. They bring unparalleled expertise and decades of experience solving complex business challenges. Some have joined as the company has grown. Others have helped to build it from the ground up. Together, they lead with passion and conviction, and have propelled CMI to become an industry authority and market leader.
Chris Baker
SVP, Investment Sales
Chris is a multi-faceted professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in insurance, investments, and mortgages.
Prior to joining CMI, Chris founded a successful startup in the mortgage education and marketing space, which grew to be recognized as the industry’s premiere learning and development streaming service. He has also held leadership roles at Street Capital Bank of Canada and Freedom 55 Financial, where he spearheaded sales, marketing, and recruitment efforts. Chris is known for his collaborative approach to building sales teams and his commitment to excellence in all endeavors. He is educated in radio and television broadcasting and is a certified professional speaker, having spoken at mortgage and insurance industry events across North America. Outside of work, he enjoys coaching competitive baseball, and holds certifications as a coach developer with Baseball Canada and Baseball Ontario.
Julian Clas
GTA, Ontario Central & Eastern Canada
A chartered investment manager with 10+ years’ experience, Julian Clas has worked with large financial institutions, and boutique alternative investment firms educating individual and institutional investors on how to position alternative investments in diversified portfolios to achieve higher risk adjusted returns. As VP of capital markets and funds, Julian Clas is a driving force behind the success of CMI Mortgage Investment Corporation, an important piece of CMI Group. In 2019, Clas successfully grew the MIC’s assets under management by over 100% and helped it become the first MIC to be offered on several leading exchange platforms.
Dave Krishnamurthy
Western Canada
Dave has more than 20 years of financial industry experience, with most of his career spent in the investment and mortgage space. He has specific expertise in the Vancouver and Toronto mortgage markets.
Leveraging his extensive experience working with banks, investment firms, and real estate companies, Dave provides advisory services and facilitates residential mortgage investments for financial institutions, family offices, charities, and high-net-worth individuals. He prides himself on delivering compelling and customized investment opportunities to help sophisticated investors generate higher returns and reduce volatility in their portfolios. Dave is a Chartered Investment Manager (C.I.M) as well as a licensed mortgage broker. He holds a B.A from the University of Windsor.
Dean Brown
Ontario West
With over 25 years of experience in financial services, Dean brings a wealth of expertise in investment analysis, risk management, and strategic financial planning.
Dean’s extensive knowledge spans the mortgage spectrum, from traditional to private lending. He is passionate about leveraging his expertise to provide compelling, curated mortgage investment opportunities to high-net-worth investors. With a proven track record of delivering results and fostering enduring relationships based on trust and integrity, Dean remains steadfast in his commitment to guiding clients toward financial success within the ever-evolving mortgage landscape.
Corinne Keeler
Wholesale Manager
With over a decade of financial industry experience, Corinne is an accomplished wealth management professional with expertise spanning a variety of areas, including mutual funds, segregated funds, and various insurance products. Throughout her career, Corinne has excelled in roles spanning sales, business development, marketing, and client service. Most recently, she achieved notable success in wealth management inside sales at a prominent national firm, where she collaborated closely with both external and internal partners to offer comprehensive solutions to financial advisors. Her efforts focused on enhancing business efficiency through innovative technology and high-net-worth strategies. Outside of her professional life, Corinne is an active community volunteer, a devoted mother, and has a deep passion for the arts.
Mortgage Investing Made Easy
Mortgage investment Corporations, or MICs are one of the easiest ways to gain direct exposure to the mortgage market. CMI offers three distinct funds, with target yields tied to specific risk and return profiles.
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A New Class of Investing
CMI offers a whole mortgage investment program for high-net-worth investors interested in funding an entire mortgage transaction. Depending on their investment objectives and risk tolerance, CMI mortgage investors can earn anywhere from 7% to 16% annually.
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