CCRPA 20th Anniversary Million Charity Awards Gala Concludes Successfully
The Canada-China Realty Professional Association (CCRPA) held its “20th Anniversary Million Charity Awards Gala” – CCRPA 20th Anniversary Awards Charity Gala 2026 on April 12, 2026, at the Hilton Markham Suites Conference Centre in the Greater Toronto Area. As one of the largest and most influential annual events in the Chinese Canadian community, the CCRPA Awards Charity Gala is widely regarded as the “Oscars” of the business and real estate sectors. On the evening of the event, as many as 160 sponsors and nearly 1,000 distinguished guests—including real estate professionals, developers, builders, real estate investors, financial experts, business leaders, trade organizations, government representatives, and community leaders—gathered together to witness this annual gala and celebrate the 20th anniversary of CCRPA. The program included a high-level forum, business networking reception, awards recognition, charitable fundraising, professional exchange among association members, and cultural performances. The gala was presented by Kweichow Moutai as the Title Sponsor, with co-chair sponsorship support from five major organizations: TD Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada), CIBC Bank, Yee Hong Foundation, and Foxwood Development Group.
A Grand Opening Showcasing Two Decades of Excellence and Unity
At the beginning of the gala, accompanied by the solemn and powerful melodies of a Scottish bagpipe band, all board directors of the Canada-China Realty Professional Association (CCRPA), led by President Steven Sun, made a grand appearance on the red carpet in formal attire. The directors participating in the entrance ceremony included: President and Foundation Chair Steven Sun, Founding President Li Huang, Honorary President Banggu Jiang, Executive Vice Presidents Xiajing Zhang and Hanbo Zhang, Secretary General Shuo Zhang, Chief Supervisor Dongshan Zhao, Vice Presidents Xu Chen, Yu Tong, Ziyang Wang, Qiong Wu, and Ruijuan Wu, Deputy Secretary General Martin Ding, Deputy Chief Supervisor Dandi Zhao, Executive Directors Chong Deng, Yansong Gao, Jun Jiang, Kai Kan, Yanping Liu, Joyce Liu, Zhen Peng, Raymond Xu, Jiansheng Yang, Qingfeng Yu, and Rongwei Yu; Directors Yucheng Zhang, Guobo Chen, Qizhao Zheng, Xiao Dong, Zhaojian Huo, Maokun Gong, Ping Huang, Xiaoshuo Ji, Joanna Li, Yao Quan, Hao Shen, Ziyang Sheng, Shanqin Sun, Dajiang Tao, Liang Wang, Zhijun Wang, Cong Xie, Qun Xu, Xiaoguang Xu, Lijuan Yang, Shanheng Yu, Ying Yu, Zhihua Yuan, Yaqi Zeng, Shenshu Zhang, Jianmei Zhao, Tianyang Chen, Gongzhu, Freya Guo, Le Huang, Kun Li, Shanna Lu, Yibei Mao, Jason Shen, Anna Shi, Zhongxiang Tong, Wei Wang, Jie Yang, Jian Zhang, Yan Zhang, Mo Zhang, Weiwei Zhang, Tonglun Zhu, Haijie Zhu, Dan Liu, Hao Wang, Henry Tchong, Zhe Qu, Yi Huang, Xiaolei Yin, Wenyi Zhang, Kerry Liu, Lu Yi, Zeyu Wu, Min Lin, Ray Xu, Raymond Hong, Danrong Shao, Chen Yang, and Xin Sun; Honorary Directors Randy Wang and lawyer Garry Shapiro were also in attendance. Nearly one hundred directors gathered in full formal attire, creating a grand lineup and a vibrant atmosphere, fully demonstrating CCRPA’s strong cohesion and industry influence.
Distinguished Guests from Government and Business Gather to Celebrate the Occasion
Steven Sun, President of the Canada-China Realty Professional Association (CCRPA)
Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism
Hongbo Cheng, Deputy Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto
Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto
Victor Oh, former Senator
Paul Chiang, former Member of Parliament
Han Dong, former Member of Parliament
Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of the City of Markham
The gala brought together an unprecedented lineup of distinguished guests from government and business. Attendees included Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada; Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism; Hongbo Cheng, Deputy Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto; Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto; Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of Markham; Victor Oh, former Senator; Paul Chiang and Han Dong, former Members of Parliament; Godwin Chan, Deputy Mayor of the City of Richmond Hill; Hong Liu and Sheng Jiang, Commercial Consuls of the Consulate-General of China in Toronto; Alan Ho and Joe Li, York Regional Councillors; Mario Racco, Regional Councillor of the City of Vaughan; Amanda Yeung Collucci, Isa Lee, and Alan Ho, City Councillors of Markham; Simon Cui and Michael Shiu, City Councillors of Richmond Hill; Dr. Eric Cai, City Councillor of Oakville; Jeff Zhang, Senior Director of the Canada China Business Council; Yijun Song, former Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Canada in China; Chris Collucci, Chair of the Markham Board of Trade; Jaclyn Zhang, Chair of the Richmond Hill Board of Trade; as well as representatives of Members of Parliament Michael Ma and Vincent Ho, and Toronto City Councillors Nick Mantas and Jamaal Myers, along with more than thirty government officials and representatives who attended and extended their congratulations.
At the same time, distinguished leaders from the real estate and financial sectors also gathered for the occasion, including Don Inouye, CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC); Larry Cerqua, Past Chair of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and Past President of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB); Luigi Favaro, former CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA); Amber Wavryk, Operations Director of REIC; Wasim Jarrah, Director-at-Large of OREA and former Director of TRREB; Susan Wu, First Vice President (Canada) of the CCIM Institute; Sukh Bhaura, President of the CCIM Central Canada Chapter; and President-Elect Nav Takka. In addition, CCRPA advisors and senior executives from the banking sector were in attendance, including Joseph Wong, Founder of Yee Hong and Chair of the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation; Stephen Siu, President of the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation; Rachael Wong, Vice President of TD Bank; Terry Lu, CEO of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada); Vice Presidents of RBC David Kuo, Lydia Lin, Patty Blue, and Ivy Sun; Kerry Liu, Community General Manager of CIBC; Collen Szeto, Vice President of CIBC; and Rayna Du, Vice President of BMO. They attended alongside members of the CCRPA Advisory Board, the Presidents’ Council of real estate companies, and all sponsor representatives, and joined together for a group photo to commemorate the occasion.
A congratulatory letter from Mark Carney
In addition, congratulatory messages were received from The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada; Wei Dong Luo, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto; The Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; Members of Parliament Shaun Chen, Jean Yip, Michael Ma, Maggie Chi, and Vincent Ho; Members of Provincial Parliament Daisy Wai, Billy Pang, Aris Babikian, and Logan Kanapathi; David West, Mayor of the City of Richmond Hill; The Honourable Carolyn Parrish, Mayor of the City of Mississauga; Toronto City Councillors Nick Mantas and Jamaal Myers; and Michael Chan, Deputy Mayor of the City of Markham, all extending their congratulations on the successful event. In addition, while attending the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) Annual General Meeting in Ottawa, Garry Bhaura, Chair of CREA; Winson Chan, Regional Director of CREA; Kim Fairley, President of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA); and Daniel Seinfeld, President of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), also sent congratulatory video messages to celebrate CCRPA’s 20th anniversary and wish the Association continued success.
Two Decades of Perseverance, Establishing an Industry Benchmark
In his speech, Steven Sun, President of the Canada-China Realty Professional Association (CCRPA), stated that in celebration of the 20th anniversary of CCRPA, to recognize outstanding industry professionals, boost industry morale, and fulfill the charitable commitment of donating CAD $1 million to senior communities, the Association specially organized this charity awards gala, presented by Kweichow Moutai. He pointed out that since its founding in 2006, CCRPA has consistently upheld the principles of “mutual respect, seeking common ground while reserving differences, fair competition, and shared development,” and has continuously built a high-quality development platform for the real estate and related industries. After twenty years of development, the Association now has more than 500 corporate members and over 16,000 individual members, covering the entire industry chain including real estate, development, finance, legal, construction, design, home furnishing, and appliances, and has become one of the most influential industry organizations in Canada. President Steven Sun further noted that the current real estate market is facing the greatest pressure and uncertainty in the past thirty years, and that CCRPA, together with other three-tier real estate associations, has actively participated in communication with all three levels of government in Canada over the past two years, playing a positive role in proposing and seeking practical solutions, and has achieved remarkable results.
Kim Fairley OREA Presiden
Daniel Steinfeld TRREB President
Moments of Honor: 55 Top Producers and Fellows Recognized
At the gala, the 2025 CCRPA Top Producer award recipients (in no particular order) were officially announced. They are:
RE/MAX Imperial Realty Inc：Jessica Yin、Helen Wang
Bay Street Group Inc.：Lusi Li、Edmond Chong、Kai Li、May Yu、Lili Xue
Royal Elite Realty Inc：Enny Liu、Tony Song
HC Realty Group：Michael Zhang、Chen Jing、Michael Mak
Skyland：Jaycee Yan、Devon Han
Real One：Ethan Chen、Ming Liao
Smart Sold：James Li、Lu Chen、Xiaofei Peng、Chris Hu
Home Art Realty：Louis Huang
CENTURY 21 MyPro21：Amanda Zhang、Jenny Bai、Leo Yue
RE/MAX Advance Realty, Brokerage：Rachel Li
T-One Group：Ethan Wang、Vivian Zhao
Rife Realty：Helen Zhang
Avision Home：Eddie Lin
Top Asset：Nicky Chan
RE/MAX Atrium Home：Luke Wang、Winni Zheng
Crestview：Kiki Yu
Goldenway：Leon Wang
First Class Starlink Realty Inc：June Liu
Homelife New World：Vickey Chen、Jay Chen、Janice Xu、Christine Zhang
Home Legend Realty：Partick Lu
C21 美联地产：Eva Shi
Bay Street Integrity Realty Inc：Sandy Lin
Horizon Tenvia Real Estate Group：Leo Zhang
NU Stream Realty (TORONTO) Inc. Brokerage：Leon Zhou
Master’s Trust Realty Inc. Brokerage：Dicky Chan
At the same time, the 9th CCRPA Fellow designation (FRI – Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Canada) certificate presentation ceremony was also grandly held during the evening. The recipients of the Fellow designation are:
1. Meiling Zhang， Century 21 MyPro Realty Inc.
2. Annie Lin， Landing Realty Inc., Brokerage
3. Rebecca Pan， Kingdom Development Inc.
4. Merry Zheng， Century 21 MyPro Realty Inc.
5. Vera Zhang， Skyland Realty Inc., Brokerage
6. Michelle Zhao，Smartsold Realty Brokerage
7. Grant Guo， Eastide Realty Inc., Brokerage
8. Louis Huang， HomeArt Realty Services Inc.
This award aims to promote the professional development of the real estate industry and enhance the industry influence and professional standing of practitioners. It is reported that since 2018, CCRPA has actively collaborated with the Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC) and has cultivated nearly 200 FRI (Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Canada) designees of Chinese background within the industry, significantly elevating the professional image and influence of Chinese professionals in the real estate sector.
In addition, the gala specially invited the leadership team and more than a dozen members from its partner organization, the CCIM Institute (Canada), to attend the event and join guests for a group photo, further promoting international and professional exchange in the commercial real estate sector. CCRPA began its collaboration with CCIM in early 2023, and to date, dozens of CCRPA directors and members have obtained the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.
Record-Breaking Sponsorship Lineup Demonstrates Strong Industry Influence
Wan Bing, Chairman of Million Liquor and Title Sponsor representative, Kweichow Moutai
Presented awards to the Title Sponsor and Co-Chair Sponsors and joined them for a group photo
Presented awards to the Forum Title Sponsor, Trophy Sponsor, and Ticket Sponsors, followed by a group photo
Presented awards to the Platinum Sponsors and joined them for a group photo
The event received strong support from more than 160 sponsors, setting a new record for the number of sponsors at a community event. During the business networking reception, the organizers presented appreciation plaques to over 120 Gold Sponsors, Friendship Sponsors, and key partners in recognition of their support and contributions. In addition, during the gala, trophies were presented to more than 40 Title, Co-Chair, and major Platinum-level sponsors in acknowledgment of their significant support. These included Wan Bing, Chairman of Million Liquor representing the Title Sponsor Kweichow Moutai, as well as the five Co-Chair Sponsors: Rachael Wong, Vice President of TD Bank; Terry Lu, CEO of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada); Kerry Liu, Community General Manager of CIBC; Stephen Siu, Chair of the Yee Hong Foundation; and Mike Chai, Chairman of Foxwood Development. At the same time, Randy Wang of Alpha Choice Insurance, the Forum Title Sponsor; Reego Xue of Regency Development, the Trophy Sponsor; Martin Ding of A-Z Insurance and Alex Alfred of Aviva Insurance, the Ticket Sponsors; along with 26 Platinum Sponsors, were also presented with appreciation trophies.
In addition, the organizers specially presented the “CCRPA 20-Year Service Award” to six board directors who have served and contributed to CCRPA for a cumulative period of 20 years, in recognition of their longstanding dedication and unwavering support. The recipients are Paul Huang, Banggu Jiang, Howard Shen, Bruce Zhang, Carl Chen, and Christine Xu. Honorary Director Certificates were also presented to Randy Wang and Garry Shapiro in recognition of their continued support and contributions to CCRPA.
Presented the CCRPA 20-Year Service Award to six board directors
Randy Wang and Garry Shapiro were presented with Honorary Director Certificates
20th Anniversary Highlight: Birthday Cake Ceremony
Under the witness of all guests present, CCRPA celebrated its 20th anniversary. The organizers specially prepared a grand birthday cake symbolizing two decades of achievements, and President Steven Sun, together with the Founding President and several distinguished guests, took the stage to cut the cake. As the lights converged on the stage and applause filled the venue, everyone joined in a warm yet solemn atmosphere to extend their heartfelt wishes: Happy 20th Anniversary to CCRPA. This moment not only symbolized the accumulation and glory of the past twenty years, but also represented the beginning of a new chapter of even greater achievements ahead. Following the ceremony, 30 Executive Directors took the stage to raise a toast with the distinguished guests, expressing sincere gratitude for the sponsorship and support from all sectors of the community over the past two decades.
Philanthropic Mission: A Key Step Toward the $1 Million Commitment
During the charity segment, CCRPA held a fundraising initiative in support of Yee Hong. President Steven Sun conducted a live auction of 40 bottles of Kweichow Moutai, followed by a donation ceremony jointly participated in by Steven Sun, Li Huang, Banggu Jiang, Joseph Wong, Founder of Yee Hong, Stephen Siu, President of the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation, and Chilli Yung, representative of TRIDEL, demonstrating the strong sense of social responsibility and philanthropic spirit of CCRPA members. A total of CAD $120,000 was raised during the evening, bringing the four-year cumulative donations to Yee Hong to CAD $920,000, reflecting CCRPA’s firm commitment to giving back to the community.
Spectacular Performances and Interactive Moments Ignite the Atmosphere
The cultural performance segment was rich and engaging. The program opened with a nostalgic musical medley performed by the CCRPA board of directors, and as familiar melodies filled the venue, a large screen simultaneously displayed then-and-now comparison photos of the directors over the past 20 years, along with precious archival footage documenting the Association’s journey. In the moment where music and imagery intertwined, guests were invited to look back on CCRPA’s remarkable journey and express their deepest gratitude and respect to all those who have contributed behind the scenes and walked this path together. The dance performance “Go West” and its thoughtfully designed interactive segment brought the atmosphere to a climax, with continuous applause and cheers throughout the venue. Frank Scarpitti, Mayor of the City of Markham, along with councillors, distinguished guests, and CCRPA board members, joined the dance and interacted enthusiastically with the audience, blending the stage and the crowd into one, creating a lively and celebratory atmosphere that fully demonstrated the vitality and cohesion of CCRPA.
Forum and Lucky Draw: A Dynamic and Engaging Program
During the gala, a series of exciting lucky draw sessions was arranged, with prizes totaling nearly CAD $30,000 being awarded one after another, bringing continuous surprises and concluding the evening on a joyful and memorable note. The prizes included vacation stays at Camp Adelaide and Briars Resort; two latest-model Apple iPads donated by Aline Cabinet Group and GRANDFIELD HOMES; the 5th generation Thermage FLX facial and neck treatment from NewU Medi Spa; a new double sofa and multifunctional treatment ottoman donated by CBS Construction; the latest smart mattress from Musees Home; premium lighting products from NutraPure Health Management Centre; a latest-model massage chair from Vesta Appliance; and the newest NEO2 drone from DJI, among many others. In addition, as many as 36 developers and builders participated in and supported the gala in various forms.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Real Estate and Finance Forum, presented by Alpha Choice Insurance, was also rich in content, featuring in-depth discussions on two key themes: “Insurance Risk Management in Real Estate Investment” and “Real Estate Market: Opportunities, Risks, and Future Trends.” Industry experts including Laurence Wymant and Chris Weston, Vice Presidents of Unica Insurance; Randy Wang of Alpha Choice Insurance Brokers; Bruce Zhang of Summerview Restoration; senior legal advisor Rongwei Yu; Truman Chen of Bay Street Integrity Realty Brokerage; and Connie Xie of Smart Solution Capital shared their professional insights, providing a valuable platform for exchange among attendees, and Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, attended the forum and delivered remarks.
Conclusion: A New Chapter After Twenty Years
Twenty years mark not only a milestone, but also a new starting point. Through two decades of persistence and accumulation, CCRPA has built an important platform that connects the industry, serves the community, and drives development. Looking ahead, CCRPA will continue to work with industry leaders, integrate resources, expand boundaries, and promote the development of the real estate and related industries at a higher level, creating greater value for the community.
