Bliss Edwards

Bliss Edwards is Executive Vice President, Canada for SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. With more than a decade of self-storage industry experience, she leads the company’s Canadian acquisition, development, and expansion strategy. Since joining SmartStop in 2019, Edwards has played a key role in accelerating the company’s growth across Canada, overseeing the expansion of SmartStop’s development pipeline by fourfold and helping establish the company as one of the top self-storage operators in North America and a leading operator in the Greater Toronto Area. In 2025, Edwards was named a national winner in the Canadian Women in Real Estate Awards, recognizing her leadership, strategic vision, and contributions to the commercial real estate industry.