News Releases

- 2 per cent rate on 1 year GIC available on any new BMO RRSP contributions

- In volatile market conditions, BMO recommends Canadians seek out safe, short term investment options to park their savings

- 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

- Canadians place much higher importance on salary and job flexibility than a good pension plan when evaluating job opportunities

- More than half do not know what their ideal workplace pension would look like

- Half of working Canadians have already had five or more employers; 20 per cent expect to have worked for 10 or more employers over their careers

- Including Boxing Day purchases, Canadians who shopped this holiday season spent an average of $1029 over the holiday season - approximately $300 less than planned

- Most Canadians indicated that holiday spending will not keep them from meeting financial obligations or goals in 2012

- Reducing overall household debt number one priority for Canadians heading into 2012

BMO Retirement Institute to Hold Conference Call on Tuesday, January 31st at 11:30 am ET to Brief Media on New Pension Report