News Releases

- BMO encourages consumers to support Canadian farmers this holiday weekend

- Ontario and Alberta beef, pork and chicken set to top menus and barbeque grills

- The agriculture sector accounts for one-in-eight Canadian jobs and contributes to eight per cent of the country's total Gross Domestic Product.

Businesses buoyed by upbeat outlook for U.S.; European unrest has not deterred plans compared to 2011

- Large companies planning to grow staffing levels more than smaller businesses

- Strong hiring intentions in mining, oil and gas sectors, and manufacturing

- Half of Canadian homeowners expect to be carrying a mortgage into their retirement years

- More than half report that their retirement savings have been impacted by their debt load and their mortgage

- Paying off mortgage prior to retirement can eliminate major debt

- Dragons currently organizing a food bank drive for hampers to be handed out in the community

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

- Vancouver weakening; Toronto strengthening; Calgary a market to watch

- BMO Financial Group to hold conference call on the issues Canadians face regarding mortgages and retirement

- Almost half of Canadians aged 50 to 59 currently have mortgage debt

- Debt is the number one barrier preventing Canadians from saving for retirement

BMO will mark National Aboriginal Day by hosting a celebration of Aboriginal youth and education and making donations to Indspire and FAAY.

Conference addresses topics from fertilizer, agriculture and protein, to retail distribution companies and supermarkets

- Re-sales down more than 13 per cent year-over-year in April

- Surge in supply driving down condo prices

- Vancouver housing prices expected to continue to decline over the next two years

- Large companies planning to grow staffing levels more than smaller businesses

- Strong hiring intentions in mining, oil and gas sectors, and manufacturing

- U.S. growth relatively good considering recovery is unfolding in the shadow of a major debt overhang

- Eurozone policymakers have the will and ability to prevent systemic damage to the global financial system

- Equity markets will generate positive returns over the next two years

- U.S. growth relatively good considering recovery is unfolding in the shadow of a major debt overhang

- Eurozone policymakers have the will and ability to prevent systemic damage to the global financial system

- Equity markets will generate positive returns over the next two years

- Total projected savings a result of customers choosing a maximum 25-year amortization combined with low fixed rates

- Southend United Sharks become the latest contender for $125,000 prize towards a field refurbishment

- Players recently raised money for cancer research by participating in Relay For Life

- BMO survey cites costs, hectic family schedules, and access to facilities as top barriers for youth participation in sports

- Participation in sports by youth aged 15-18 has declined from 77 per cent to 55 per cent since 1992

Conference addresses topics from fertilizer, agriculture and protein, to retail distribution companies and supermarkets

- BMO study finds that more than 80 per cent of women act as "Chief Financial Officers" of their households

- Women's wealth increasing by 8 per cent a year in North America

- However, men are still more likely than women to hold investments, have financial plans, and be more financially prepared for retirement

- BMO offers advice to mothers (and all women) on how to become more savvy with their finances

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

- Coaching staff, players, and family collecting 1,000 pairs of soccer cleats to send to children in India