News Releases

- Majority of Canadians try to stick to purchasing Canadian products when shopping for groceries

- Supporting Canadian producers is cited as the top benefit of purchasing local food

- Food Day Canada celebrates the importance of using Canadian ingredients and supporting those who produce them: Canadian famers and fishers

- BMO one of the only major financial institutions to offer rewards on everyday banking

- BMO survey shows 70 per cent of Canadians belong to a loyalty rewards program

Expands BMO's wealth management capability in China

- Sending two kids to camp for a month can run over $11,000

- Saving for camp using a TFSA allows quick, tax-free growth

- BMO offers tips to soften the blow of summer camp costs

BMO the only Canadian bank to win two awards in World Finance 2012 Banking Awards

- Only 10 per cent of young adults have given a lot of thought to how much money they will need for retirement; almost one-third have not yet started saving

- Attitudes and behaviours are critical in determining retirement preparedness

- Role-modelling by parents will help set their children up for financial success

- No-load version of BMO Canadian Large Cap Equity Fund now available to investors seeking growth through exposure to Canadian large capitalization corporations

- T6 tax-efficiency option added to recently launched BMO Target Yield and BMO Target Enhanced Yield ETF Portfolios

Use of debit continues to grow. Canadian travellers can use BMO Debit Cards internationally, wherever the Maestro network is accepted, to pay for their purchases

- With vacation season in full swing, BMO's Semi-Annual 'Tips on Tipping' guide helps Canadians spread the wealth this summer

- BMO survey shows more Canadians planning a summer vacation in 2012, with two-thirds choosing 'staycations'

- Team eligible for 2012 BMO Team of the Week Champion title, which includes $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

- U-12 boys team has independently established its own charitable organization, Kids In Sports Foundation

- More than half of Canadians see themselves as the investing equivalent of a marathon runner: it's a long and winding road and they're in the markets for the long-haul

- Almost 60 per cent believe it takes the balance of a gymnast to manage risk in this current market environment

- Fifty-seven per cent are upbeat about what the next four years hold for their portfolios

- BMO InvestorLine offers a variety of resources to help support all types of investors

- Storm the 15th and final team vying to win 2012 BMO Team of the Week Championship, which includes $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

- Recent food drive organized by the team went to Feeding Others of Dartmouth (Margaret's House)

- Investor interest expected to remain solid into 2013

- Momentum in Canada's largest business centres continues to build

- Thirty-seven per cent of small business owners have a succession plan in place- up from 15 per cent in 2010

- More than one-third of those who currently don't have a plan believe it's too early to start thinking about it

- One-third of small business owners want to keep their businesses in the family; one-quarter would sell to an outsider

BMO releases report on HRM - outlook for economy, housing and labour market

- Unemployment rate expected to drop to 4 per cent by 2016, with 12,000 new jobs created

- Housing market performing well and residential construction well-supported

- BMO offering support to Canadian businesses by making an additional $10 billion in credit available over next three years