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Canada’s Top 100 Employers
BMO was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers by Maclean’s magazine and Mediacorp Inc. for the fourth consecutive year. Once again, BMO was the only major Canadian bank included on this prestigious list. |
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Best in Class Diversity Program Award
BMO was recognized by International Quality & Productivity Center for having a successful diversity program, which demonstrates best practices and has key leadership support. |
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Diversity Leader of the Year Award
Tony Comper, President and CEO of BMO Financial Group, was recognized by International Quality & Productivity Center for his leadership in initiating and implementing successful diversity programs that are integrated throughout the organization. |
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Training Top 100
BMO Financial Group ranked 16th overall in Training magazine’s Top 100 North American corporations in 2005. For the fourth consecutive year, BMO was the top Canadian company on the list. |
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Award of Excellence: Corporate Category
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation recognized BMO Financial Group for excellence and innovation in race relations practice in Canada. |
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Most Innovative Recruiting & Staffing Program/Initiative
BMO Financial Group Bank-wide Student Training Program was recognized with a Recruiting & Staffing Best in Class Award from International Quality & Productivity Center. |
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Diamond Club
BMO was recognized by the Canadian Paraplegic Association for outstanding corporate philanthropy and service. |
At BMO, we are proud of our reputation as an employer of choice. It attests to the emphasis we place on getting it right with our employees, which helps enhance our ability to attract and retain top people and fosters top performance. Getting it right with our employees helps them get it right with our customers.
Listening to Our People: Annual Employee SurveyGetting it right involves an ongoing dialogue. For more than 20 years, we have sought out – and listened to – the views of our people through our Annual Employee Survey (AES). The AES provides vital information about our employees’ experiences and opinions. It is an essential part of our journey to be the top-performing financial services company in North America and a vital tool in honing our customer service practices.
The results of our 2005 AES were encouraging. The participation rate of 88% was the highest ever. Meanwhile, our Enterprise Engagement Index, which represents the strength of our overall relationship with employees, is at its highest point since the index was introduced in 2001.
Diversity: An Ongoing CommitmentBMO’s commitment to ensuring a diverse culture remains strong. In 1990, we launched groundbreaking task forces on the advancement of women, visible minorities, people with disabilities and Aboriginal employees. The reports helped generate fact-based diversity and workplace equity goals and led directly to the development of numerous tools and programs designed to recognize, monitor, and eliminate barriers to advancement.
We are proud of our diversity achievements. But we are not satisfied. We recently introduced an initiative designed to build on our current leadership position and set our diversity strategy for the next 10 years. Entitled Above & Beyond, the program will ensure that we maintain and strengthen our international recognition for diversity and equity.
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