News Releases

- U-11 girl's team has already raised $1,000 for the Salvation Army's Adopt-A-Family program

- Team vying to be 2012 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title which includes $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

- While Canadians have taken on more debt in the past five years, the majority expect to pay it off in the same amount of time

- Report shows average household debt in Canada is $112,329

- 'Good debt' such as mortgages likely outweighing less favourable forms of borrowing

- Study shows differences between men and women

- BMO employees in Vancouver will be using their gardening skills for a clean-up of Stanley Park

- 6,500 BMO employees will take part in the bank's first North America-wide volunteer day

- 400 projects across Canada and the U.S.

- Almost half of investors see opportunities in times of market volatility

- Vast majority have changed their investing habits because of market uncertainly

- Seventy-two per cent believe that market volatility is the "new normal"

- The study's results were announced today at a presentation hosted by BMO's Wealth Management Group, including BMO Global Asset Management, BMO Nesbitt Burns and BMO Harris Private Banking

- BMO Employees will put on their gardening gloves to spruce up the gardens of DeafBlind Services in Kitchener-Waterloo

- 6,500 BMO employees will take part in the bank's first North America-wide volunteer day

- 400 projects across Canada and the U.S.

- New BMO branch represents a $1.7 million investment in the community

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

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in 6 different languages

- BMO invites kids and parents to BMO Kid's Day to see the newly designed kids area

- New BMO branch represents a $1.3 million investment into the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in five different languages

- BMO Employees will be revitalizing the community room at Supportive Housing for Young Mothers (SHYM)

- 6,500 BMO employees will take part in the bank's first North America-wide volunteer day

- More than 500 projects across Canada and the U.S.

- Nearly half of boomers believe their children will struggle with affording a home

- According to BMO Economics, prices have risen nearly twice as fast as income in the past decade

- BMO provides home buying tips for Canada's younger generation of buyers

Aboriginal People are the youngest and fastest growing segment of the Canadian population but continue to be over-represented among Canada's unemployed

- Growth rate amongst Canada's Aboriginal People almost twice the rate of the non-Aboriginal population

- Gap is Widening Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People With Post-Secondary Educations - 23 per cent of the non-Aboriginal population has a university degree, yet only 4 per cent of First Nations people have one.

- 64 new beds support needs of elders and their families

- Economic boost to community with up to 80 new jobs

- Team vying for 2012 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title which includes a $125,000 prize towards a field refurbishment for their club and community

- Acme Dragons have selected the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation for $500 donation from BMO

Canada Will See Its Share of Their Spending

- Majority will travel within Canada with a summer vacation budget of under $2,000

- Women more likely than men to say they are responsible for planning family's vacation

- Survey reveals top domestic and international destinations

- The official bank of the Calgary Stampede for the past 100 years prides itself on being a Champion Sponsor

- Centennial Cake Posses coming to six BMO Branches June 11 to 15

- Five Family Financial Tips will be offered each week leading to the start of Stampede. Tip #1: Round up your family for regular money talks

- Fun, family activities the cornerstone of BMO Bank of Montreal's sponsorship at Stampede - BMO Farm Family Awards and BMO Kids' Day celebrate the traditional Western values of family, hard work and playing together

BMO releases report on outlook for economy, housing and labour market in Sudbury

- Sudbury's unemployment rate expected to drop to 6 per cent by 2016; back to pre-recession lows

- Strong commodity demand and industry expansion will generate growth in mining sector

- Sudbury Chamber of Commerce: City is on the Move

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

- This past weekend, BMO Financial Group hosted four contest winners at the 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Quebec

- U-10 girls the first Soccer Development Team entered into regular season play by the Ladner Girls Soccer Club

- Team vying to be 2012 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title which includes $125,000 towards a field refurbishment

- BMO Learning Centre will enhance programs that serve more than 60,000 visitors each year

- Partnership builds on BMO's previous commitment to providing access to the arts at the MacKenzie Art Gallery