News Releases

Emerging student artists from each province and territory recognized in the 11th annual BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition

- National winner receives $10,000 prize, 12 regional winners receive $5,000

- Four-in-ten Canadians are confident they could cover all of their medical costs incurred abroad without the help of travel medical insurance

- Estimated medical costs abroad could run as high as US$20,000 to fix a broken leg in Florida or US$40,000 for decompression sickness treatment in Thailand

BMO making up to an additional $1 billion available to help businesses rebuild

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

- However, 83 per cent of Canadians carrying some form of debt, up from 74 per cent in 2012

- The majority expects to be debt free in the next five years, while 18 per cent expect it will take 12 months

- Four-year university degrees can cost more than $60,000; could rise to $140,000 for a child born in 2013(i)

- More than two-thirds of Canadian parents are concerned about how they will fund their child's post-secondary education

- Statistics Canada: Between 2001 and 2011, the number of self-employed women grew by 23 per cent compared with 14 per cent growth in male self-employment

- Both men and women are primarily motivated by doing something they are passionate about

- New BMO branch represents $6.4 million investment in the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, seven days a week

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in seven different languages

- BMO studio branch opens within Port Colborne Mall to provide customers with convenient location

- New branch concept features an open layout, customer meeting spaces and free WiFi connectivity

- Offering customers extended banking hours, six days a week

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

- United Way chosen by team to receive $500 donation from BMO

- More than 40 per cent of married couples concede that they have different investing styles

- An overwhelming 98 per cent of couples believe spouses should be on same page financially, yet fewer than half of engaged couples have had a detailed discussion about their finances