Product and Service Excellence
BMO Mutual Funds Rated Number One
Morningstar Canada ranked BMO Mutual Funds number one in 2005 fund performance as reported by Investment Executive.
Best Private Bank
BMO Harris Private Banking named the best private bank in Canada by Euromoney Magazine for three straight years.
BMO Tops in Privacy
Ranked fourth, ahead of all other financial institutions, in the Ponemon Institute’s 2006 study Canada’s Most Trusted Companies for Privacy.
Leader in Equity Research
BMO Capital Markets ranked the top Equity Research Group in Canada by Brendan Wood International Survey – for the 26th consecutive year.
Employment Excellence
Employer of Choice
Named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the fifth consecutive year by Maclean’s magazine and Mediacorp Inc.
Tops in Training
Ranked Top Canadian company and 14th overall in U.S.-based Training magazine’s Top 100 North American corporations list.
Commitment to Diversity
Harris recognized by DiversityInc magazine for demonstrating consistent commitment to diversity.
Investor Relations and Disclosure
Excellence in Corporate Reporting
Received Award of Excellence in Financial Reporting at the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ annual Corporate Reporting Awards.
Excellence in Investor Relations
Our investor relations web site was recognized as number one worldwide in the financial services category, the second best overall in North America and the sixth best overall worldwide by IR Global Rankings.
Best Annual Report
Our 2005 Annual Report was ranked first in the global financial sector by Europe-based e.com.
Information Technologies
First in Canada to Achieve CMMI Level 4
Became the first Canadian organization to be assessed at Level 4 of the Software Engineering Institute’s CMMI software engineering model.
Leading in Service Management Processes
Recognized as a leading financial institution in North America for service management processes using Information Technology Infrastructure Library framework.
Canada’s First Tier IV Computing Facility
The new Barrie Computer Centre was completed in 2006, supporting business critical applications. The Uptime Institute awarded a “Tier IV” designation to the facility recognizing its capacity to support high levels of customer service availability, the only Canadian facility to attain this standard.
Corporate Governance
Leading in Corporate Governance
Ranked fifth overall of 204 Canadian reporting issuers in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business annual review of corporate governance practices.
One of Canada’s Top Boards
BMO Financial Group’s Board of Directors ranked among Canada’s Top 25 boards by Canadian Business magazine.
Corporate Responsibility
Leading in Corporate Responsibility
Ranked 9th in the Corporate Knights Best 50 Corporate Citizens Ranking 2006 – the only financial institution to be among the top ten Best Corporate Citizens in each of the last four years.
Dow Jones®4 Sustainability North America Index
Named once again to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, in recognition of our economic, environmental and social sustainability principles and practices.
FTSE4Good
Named again to the FTSE4Good Index, in recognition of our corporate responsibility standards.
Good Corporate Citizenship
Recognized for Our Contribution to the Arts
Received a 2006 Globe and Mail Business for the Arts Award, which recognizes “outstanding partnerships between business and the arts.”
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