News Releases

BMO Salutes Finance Minister Jim Flaherty for Designating November as Financial Literacy Month

50 Communities Across Canada Came Out in Their Wildest Costumes in Support of Kids

- Half of Canadian investors fear that economic challenges in the U.S. and Europe will spread to Canada

- Canadians are actively tracking their investments all year round

- The majority of Canadians feel their investments have been performing up to expectations this year

- Annual Conference Brings Together the Who's Who of the Digital Entertainment Industry

- Media can "test drive" new games in the Demonstration Room, which showcases newest technologies - some before the retail store holiday release date

- Sector to grow 2 per cent in 2012, 2 to 3 per cent in subsequent years

- Diversification and increased sales to fast-growing world markets key to growth

- Expected re-opening of South Korean market to benefit beef producers

- Productivity key in the face of global competition

BMO Forecasts Canadian Retail Sales will be up by 3 per cent this October

- Half of Business Owners say Social Media has the Potential to Increase Their Business Profitability

- Canadian Business Owners say on Average 28 per cent of Their Marketing Efforts are Focused Online, While one-in-five Lack Social Media Savvy

- Business Owners 'like' Facebook first; LinkedIn and Twitter are Their Second and Third Choices

- Offers customers extended banking hours, including Sundays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in 15 different languages

- New BMO branch represents a $1.5 million investment into the community and will be fuelled by clean energy from Bullfrog PowerTM1

- Half of Canadian investors fear that economic challenges in the U.S. and Europe will spread to Canada

- Canadians are actively tracking their investments all year round

- The majority of Canadians feel their investments have been performing up to expectations this year

BMO Forecasts Canadian Retail Sales will be up by 3 per cent this October

- Half of Business Owners say Social Media has the Potential to Increase Their Business Profitability

- Canadian Business Owners say on Average 28 per cent of Their Marketing Efforts are Focused Online, While one-in-five Lack Social Media Savvy

- Business Owners 'like' Facebook first; LinkedIn and Twitter are Their Second and Third Choices

- Half of Canadian investors fear that economic challenges in the U.S. and Europe will spread to Canada

- Canadians are actively tracking their investments all year round

- The majority of Canadians feel their investments have been performing up to expectations this year

BMO Forecasts Canadian Retail Sales will be up by 3 per cent this October

- Offers customers extended banking hours, including Sundays

- 'Making Money Make Sense' in nine different languages

- New BMO branch represents a $1.2 million investment into the community

- 94 per cent of Canadians believe it's important to support local farmers and buy local food on a regular basis.

- 1,100 egg farmers in Canada produce 500 million dozen eggs each year (6 billion eggs)

- Agricultural sector employs one in eight jobs directly and accounts for approximately eight per cent of Canada's total Gross Domestic Product

BMO Boolathon Raises Money for Kids Help Phone

- When it comes to how capital gains and dividends are taxed, almost 80 per cent of Boomers either have it wrong or don't know

- More than 40 per cent don't recognize the correct tax effect of making a withdrawal from an RRIF

- Poor tax decisions during retirement could result in a claw back of government benefits such as Old Age Security

- TFSA an ideal mechanism for retirees seeking a tax shelter

- BMO study finds three-quarters of Canadians want more income from their investments

- BMO AM's four new ETFs are designed to provide investors with access to potential income in volatile times through dividends and call option premiums

- BMO AM's ETF offering now has 44 funds and more than $3 billion in assets under management

- When it comes to how capital gains and dividends are taxed, almost 80 per cent of Boomers either have it wrong or don't know

- More than 40 per cent don't recognize the correct tax effect of making a withdrawal from an RRIF

- Poor tax decisions during retirement could result in a claw back of government benefits such as Old Age Security

- TFSA an ideal mechanism for retirees seeking a tax shelter

- Half of Business Owners say Social Media has the Potential to Increase Their Business Profitability

- Canadian Business Owners say on Average 28 per cent of Their Marketing Efforts are Focused Online, While one-in-five Lack Social Media Savvy

- Business Owners 'like' Facebook first; LinkedIn and Twitter are Their Second and Third Choices

Canadian Retailers Optimistic as Holiday Sales Period Approaches

Large pool of driven, high-achieving talent being largely ignored by Canadian employers.

- Statistics show employees with disabilities often score higher than their co-workers in job performance and job retention.

- 16 per cent of Canadians - equivalent to the population of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan - have a disability.

- 70 per cent of Canadians with disabilities are unemployed versus 7.1 per cent of the general population.

- Best practices demonstrate these biases can be overcome and people with disabilities can make meaningful contributions to corporations' success.