News Releases

- Minimum assets required to open an adviceDirect account lowered to $50,000 (previously $100,000)

- Annual account fees reduced from 1 per cent to 0.75 per cent

- Clients with assets over $500,000 will not pay any incremental fees

- One-quarter would be stretched to afford a home in their current price range, while another one-third would need to consider less expensive options

- Sensitivity to rates magnified in high-priced west coast market

- According to BMO Economics, prices in major markets of Calgary, Toronto, and Vancouver are rising faster than average family income

- BMO recommends buyers stress-test their mortgage against a higher rate to ensure long-term affordability

BMO Youth Campus Amphitheatre Will Be New Outdoor Performance Space

- Real GDP growth of 1.0 per cent expected in 2014, 0.8 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015)

- Healthy longer-term prospects for offshore oil, hydro

- Consumer spending, housing market trends outperforming Atlantic Canadian peers

- Real GDP growth of 2.2 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Manufacturing should receive boost from weaker dollar, stronger U.S. demand

- Oil production up fourfold since start of 2000s

- Real GDP growth of 1.6 per cent expected in 2014, 2.1 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Shipbuilding contract should start producing in 2015

- Offshore oil and gas exploration picking up

- Real GDP growth of 1.0 per cent expected in 2014, 2.7 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Oil sector now 20 per cent of province's GDP

- Population growth strong; labour market making case for national lead

- Real GDP growth of 1.8 per cent expected in 2014, 2.0 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Stable political landscape should support business confidence and investment

- Exports to benefit from lower dollar and stronger sales to the U.S.

- Real GDP growth of 1.3 per cent expected in 2014, 1.7 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Tourism stronger, weaker loonie figures

- Exports rose 20 per cent year-over-year in August, led by aerospace, food and agriculture

- Real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015

- Alberta to lead the country, but growth gap is set to narrow

- Real GDP growth of 1.3 per cent expected in 2014, 1.7 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Private sector capital spending expected to expand modestly in 2014

- Higher Exports, Capital Spending to Support Growth in New Brunswick

- Forestry exports get boost from U.S. housing recovery

- Real GDP growth of 3.5 per cent expected in 2014, 2.9 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Energy sector remains key driver, and key risk

- Population growth similar to rates seen at height of pre-recession boom

- Real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.5 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Housing market strengthening, particularly in Vancouver

- Real GDP growth of 2.0 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015 (Canadian real GDP growth of 2.3 per cent expected in 2014, 2.4 per cent in 2015)

- Stronger performance expected for exports and manufacturing

- Housing market remains strong in Toronto

- Prices in Florida and Arizona expected to increase steadily in coming years

- Canadians are the largest foreign buyers of Florida housing

- Residents spending time in Canada and U.S. face new government guidelines

Report shows deep gulf between the boom-time conditions in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver, and the lacklustre activity almost everywhere else

Champions celebrated at special fifth anniversary conference and gala

- Thirty-nine per cent of small business owners have hired an employee with a disability, up from 29 per cent in 2013

- Almost 90 per cent of small business owners agree that workplace diversity is an asset but just 36 per cent report having a diversity program in place

- October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

- More than half of Canadians stayed on budget

- Overspending averaged $1,165, with vacations leading the way

- Result means some consumers will have to cut back on winter holiday spending

- Canada leads G8 in proportion of residents born outside the country

- Almost half of new Canadians identified finding a job as the top challenge they face after arriving in the country

- More than 80 per cent of new Chinese-Canadians and South Asian-Canadians are focused on having enough money to cover daily expenses as their top financial priority