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Women-owned businesses employ over 1.5 million Canadians

- 71 percent of women would like to start their own business

- 83 per cent of Canadian women say having access to role models or mentors will be important to their success

- One-quarter of women believe striking a balance between work life commitments will be a challenge to starting their own business

- To support International Women's Day (March 8th), BMO will be donating 5 cents to the Canadian Women's Foundation for each retweet of the #BMOIWD hash tag, up to a maximum of $10,000.

Women-owned businesses employ over 1.5 million Canadians

- 71 percent of women would like to start their own business

- 83 per cent of Canadian women say having access to role models or mentors will be important to their success

- One-quarter of women believe striking a balance between work life commitments will be a challenge to starting their own business

- To support International Women's Day (March 8th), BMO will be donating 5 cents to the Canadian Women's Foundation for each retweet of the #BMOIWD hash tag, up to a maximum of $10,000.

New branch is latest step in rebuilding downtown Goderich following tornado damage

- Newly renovated BMO branch represents a $1.4 million investment into the community

- Special attendance by Deb Shewfelt, Mayor, Town of Goderich

- Donation presentation of $7,500 to the Alexandra Marine & General Hospital

- Grand opening celebration features a chance to win great prizes, including a iPad 2 or a cash prize

- New BMO branch represents a $1.1 million investment into the community

- BMO boosts credit to Canadian businesses by $10 billion

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- Grand opening celebration features, giveaways and a raffle for a chance to win one of two Apple iPads

Inclusiveness increasingly seen as key success factor of leading employers

BMO offers BMO SmartSteps for Parents, an online, interactive hub to help parents educate children on money management

- First winners of BMO's Team of the Week Award use their $125,000 prize to help build a new soccer field for Concord Thornhill Regional Park

- 2012 BMO Team of the Week contest begins April 2

Funds Will Support Purchase of Medical Equipment for Growing Day Surgery Program

Bank partners with Kids and Company, a national quality day care provider, to provide emergency Back-up Child Care for employees with children.

- Studies consistently show the inability to balance work and family is linked to reduced work performance, greater stress, poor morale and higher employee turnover.

- Only 20 per cent of young Canadian children today have access to a regulated day care space; long waiting lists are the rule in most communities.

- An estimated 45% of working parents miss at least one day of work every six months due to child care breakdowns.

- Canadians spend an average of 10 per cent of disposable income on food

- With heightened retail competition, consumers are likely to face somewhat lower food costs in 2012

- BMO study finds 86 per cent of consumers believe, despite recent price increases, it is important to purchase food products made in Canada

"Open For Business" with $10 billion in additional credit

- Dairy industry annually contributes $15.2 billion in economic benefits and employs 215,000 Canadians

- Each year the average Canadian drinks 95 litres of milk

- Agricultural sector employs one in eight jobs directly and accounts for approximately eight per cent of Canada's total Gross Domestic Product

- New BMO branch represents a $2.8 million investment into the community

- BMO boosts credit to Canadian businesses by $10 billion

- Branch offers customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays and Sundays

- Grand Opening celebration features, giveaways and a raffle for a chance to win one of two Apple iPads

- Renovated historic branch offers customers a full-service BMO Nesbitt Burns office and extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- BMO boosts credit to Canadian businesses by $10 billion - money available to companies in Kitchener-Waterloo to help grow their operations

- A $5,000 donation will be presented to The Family & Children's Services of the Waterloo Region Foundation

- Donation supports the new "Our World: BMO Sustainability Gallery" part of Science World's Bridging the Science Gap capital campaign

- Ceremony at BMO Power of Blue Day, all BMO customers received free admission when they showed their BMO debit or credit card

- Over $19.1 million for local United Ways and other charities across North America

- Over 70 per cent of employees participated in campaign, through donations in addition to volunteering their time at hundreds of community charities

According to L. Jacques Menard, it's time to fight cynicism and give hope to young people

- 94 per cent of Canadians believe it's important to buy locally grown produce and wine on a regular basis

- Agricultural sector accounts for approximately eight per cent of Canada's total Gross Domestic Product

- UBC Dairy Education & Research Centre in B.C.'s Fraser Valley receives BMO Financial Group gift

- Research key to the sustainability and productivity of the Canadian dairy industry

- Agriculture sector to grow 2 per cent in 2012, 2 to 3 per cent in subsequent years

Pledge to Fund State-Of-The-Art Equipment at Royal Jubilee Hospital's New Patient Care Centre

- BMO Ultimate Fan contest for Windsor Spitfires will provide fans a chance to win a trip for two to the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup

- Community celebration to kick off four-year partnership with BMO

- Windsor one of 41 communities across Canada where local celebrations will take place