News Releases

What would it cost a young newlywed couple to visit the same destinations as the Royals if it was a pure, classic Canadian road trip?

- Seven cities in four provinces and one territory.

-- 9969.6km

-- 1,760 litres of gas

-- Total Fuel Costs: $2,200 (Aston Martin); $593 (Toyota Prius)

Canadians express sense of optimism about economy

- Majority of small business owners investing in their businesses

- Two-thirds of Canadians confident in their ability to save for retirement

- Over half optimistic about Canada's housing market

- Sun Devils were the top fundraisers of all team entrants in Vaughan In Motion Walk to Cure Cancer

- Team's 2010 record led to a promotion to York Region Soccer League Premiere, the highest U11 league

- Team now finalist for BMO Team of the Week grand prize which includes $125,000 field refurbishment

BMO Summer Employment Survey: businesses hiring students

- Businesses are investing in their operations, including hiring employees

- Nearly seven in 10 post-secondary students are employed for the summer

- BMO Year of the Entrepreneur Series reveals only one per cent say they are "studentpreneurs"

BMO survey: students optimistic their school-related debt load will be manageable once they graduate

- 70 per cent of students have summer jobs this year

- 61 per cent of post-secondary students who have jobs believe their summer earnings will cover their day to day expenses while at school

- 59 per cent say they'll owe less than $10,000 or nothing at all when they graduate