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- Thirty-six per cent of affluent Albertans are women

- More than two-thirds of high-net worth individuals in Alberta are self-made

- Education pays: 78 per cent hold at least a university degree; only 11 per cent have a high school diploma or less

- Almost half of high-net worth Ontarians were either born outside of Canada or are first generation Canadians

- More than one-third of Ontario's wealthy are women

- Sixty-four per cent are self-made millionaires

- Education is key: 77 per cent hold at least a university a degree; just 14 per cent have a high school diploma or less

- Atlantic Canada has the highest percentage of self-made millionaires in Canada

- The region also has the highest percentage of wealthy women in Canada

- Education matters: More than three-quarters of the region's affluent have at least a university undergraduate degree

- Only three percent attribute their wealth to an inheritance

- More than one-third of high-net worth Americans are women

- One-third of the nation's wealthy were either born outside of the U.S. or are first generation Americans

- One-quarter are under the age of 40 and more than half have a graduate or professional degree

BMO Private Bank Releases Changing Face of Wealth Study

- Sixty-eight percent of high-net worth Floridians are self-made

- The same percentage are at least second-generation Americans

- More than one-third are women, majority are over the age of 65

- Education matters: An impressive 93 percent hold at least a university degree; 66 percent hold a graduate or professional degree

- Nearly 60 percent of high-net-worth Arizonans are self-made

- 40 percent of Arizona millionaires are women

- 75 percent are 65 years or older

- Nearly 90 percent hold a bachelor or graduate degree

- Seventy percent of Hoosiers with $1 million+ in investible assets are self-made

- Thirty-three percent of Indiana's wealthy are women

- Fifteen percent are under 40

- Seventy percent of high-net worth Illinois residents are self-made

- More than one-third are women; almost 20 percent are under the age of 40

- Twenty-eight percent were either born outside of the U.S. or are first generation Americans

- Education matters: Almost 85 percent hold at least a college degree; only eight percent state high school is the highest level of education they have completed

- Across North America, women's wealth is increasing eight percent annually

- Eighty-nine percent of affluent Washingtonians have a bachelors and/or graduate degree

- Almost two-thirds are self made; one-quarter are new Americans

- Ninety-four percent of the high-net worth in the state are over the age of 50

- Two-thirds of affluent Canadians are self-made millionaires

- Almost half of Canada's wealthy are either immigrants or first generation Canadians versus only one-third in the U.S.

- One-third of high-net worth Canadians are women, compared to 21 per cent in 2010

- Education Matters: 80 per cent have at least an undergraduate university degree

- U.S. millionaires tend to be younger than Canada's

- Win brings team one step closer to the grand prize, which includes $125,000 towards the refurbishment of a soccer field in Nanaimo

- Recognition includes a $500 team prize and a $500 donation to the team's charity of choice

- Team in running to become 2013 BMO Team of the Week Champion, a title that comes with $125,000 towards a local field refurbishment

Poll asks 500 business owners across Canada about the main factors for success

- One in five business owners work 60 hours or more per week

- CEO of Canadian Federation of Independent Business says BMO findings demonstrate hard-working nature of entrepreneurs

- Stats Can: Small businesses account for 98 per cent of employment in Canada

Spending plans for Father's Day up 10 per cent from 2012

- Canadians inclined to spend less on Father's Day than they did for Mother's Day

- Albertans expect to spend the most to celebrate Dad

- Sons plan to spend nearly 40 per cent more than daughters this Father's Day

- Ninety per cent feel it is important that their workplace encourages volunteering, yet only 35 per cent say their employer has a program in place

- Youth care: 80 per cent of Canadians under 35 have volunteered in the past 12 months

- BMO Volunteer Day is June 5th: 5,600 employees will participate in more than 470 projects in communities across North America

- Team eligible to win national contest, and $125,000 towards refurbishment of a local soccer pitch

- Directs $500 donation from BMO to Feed Nova Scotia

- Ontario, Quebec and Alberta account for nearly all gains; all provinces east of and including-Manitoba see jobless rate drop

- BMO Hiring Outlook Report: hiring a top priority for business owners planning to invest more in 2013

- Forty per cent of Canadians are not confident that they will have enough saved to fund their ideal retirement lifestyle

- Many provinces and municipalities in Canada provide senior citizens property tax deferral programs which can help free up money now for other retirement expenses