News Releases

BMO offers the top 10 energy-saving tips to keeping your house cool this summer

BMO awarded first place in Best Tradeshow or Convention category for Global Metals & Mining Conference

- Nine in ten Canadian Boomers have their wills prepared

- However, almost half have not updated them in the past ten years

- More than two-thirds have incorporated a Power of Attorney into their will

- Almost two-thirds of Boomers have spoken to their children about what's in their will

- New BMO branch represents a $1.6 million investment into the community

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in six different languages

- Offering customers extended banking hours, including Saturdays

- Grand opening celebration features giveaways and a raffle for a chance to win a $400 gift certificate to Fern Resort

- Aligned with BMO's two-year campaign to encourage Canadians to borrow smartly by choosing a mortgage with a shorter amortization

- Making Money Make Sense: Canadians will have saved over $179 million in interest by choosing a BMO mortgage with a 25-year amortization(1)

More than one thousand soccer balls will be used to build world's largest soccer ball mosaic

- Day-long festival at Yonge-Dundas Square will be venue for Toronto attempt

- Each ball kicked into soccer net will be used to build record-setting mosaic and will generate a $30,000 donation to Kids Help Phone from BMO, from the AIR MILES(R) Reward Program-a LoyaltyOne program, and from MasterCard Worldwide

- Former Toronto FC player and current TFC Senior Academy Team Coach, Danny Dichio, and former Canadian National Team player and current Sportsnet personality, Kara Lang, will participate

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.

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

- U-10 boys team fundraising for the Canadian Liver Foundation, the London Food Bank and the Reforest London Campaign

Building permits up nearly 8 per cent to the highest levels in five years

BMO sponsors and participates in multiple Pride events throughout the month of June

BMO, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, and Canadian Chamber of Commerce Examine Challenges and Opportunities

Jobless Rate Lowest Since Late 2008

- Farmland Values Still Rising

- Exports Rise to Record Level

- Housing Market Soft, But Bubble Impact Muted

Job Rate at 3-Year Low

- Auto Sector Recovery Continues

- Cooling Global Demand Could Impact Exports

- Housing Still Sluggish

- Employment Shows Momentum in Early 2012

- Population Growth Slows

- Existing Home Supply Being worked Off

- Job Growth Remains Modest

- Housing Supply is Easing on Low building

- Tourism Rebounds

Employment Growth Steady

- Manufacturing, Key Driver in State's Recovery, Starting to Moderate

- Export Growth Moderating

- Home Prices Continue To Fall

Job Growth Strong Early in 2012

- Farmland Values Still Rising

- Housing Market Relatively Unscathed

- Business Bankruptcies Fall 25 Percent From Peak Levels

- Manufacturing recovery progressing

- Exports reach record high

- Job growth positive in recent months

- Majority of Canadian businesses make use of online resources and tools for managing their business cash flow

- One third (31 per cent) of Canadian businesses plan to increase their use of these cost-effective tools this year

- New BMO branch represents a $1.4 million investment into the community

- Offering customers extended banking hours, now including Saturdays and Sundays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in five different languages

- Changes to Quotes+ service will provide more detailed information and research on equities, mutual funds and ETFs in one central location

- BMO InvestorLine study: the vast majority of online investors think it is important to have access to extensive research resources and education tools

- Enhancements the latest in a series of upgrades BMO InvestorLine is making to enable clients to invest with confidence