Registry of Lobbyists
Version 3 of 54 (2008-04-09 to 2008-07-11) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
| Corporation: |
BMO Financial Group / BMO Groupe financier
68th Floor, One First Canadian Place Toronto, ON M5X 1A1 Canada |
| Telephone number: | 416-867-4770 |
| Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | William Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Description of activities: | Established in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO) is a highly diversified financial services organization. BMO provides a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions.We serve Canadian clients through BMO Bank of Montreal®, our personal and commercial banking business, BMO Nesbitt Burns®*, one of Canada's leading wealth management firms, and BMO Capital MarketsTM, our North American investment and corporate banking division.In the United States, clients are served through Harris, a major U.S. Midwest financial services organization with a network of community banks in the Chicago area and wealth management offices across the United States, as well as BMO Capital MarketsTM, our North American investment and corporate banking division.We help our customers manage their financial affairs by delivering the broadest range of financial services through a single point of contact. Our financial service professionals provide access to any services our customers require across the entire enterprise. |
| Parent: | The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations. |
| Coalition | The corporation is not a member of a coalition. |
| Subsidiary: |
4197569 CANADA INC.
100 King Street West, 21st Floor, First Canadian Place Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1A1 BANK OF MONTREAL ASSESSORIA E SERVICOS LTDA. Av. Rio Branco, 143-18 Andar Rio de Janeiro RJ20040-0 Brazil BANK OF MONTREAL CAPITAL MARKETS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 11 Walbrook London EC4N8ED United Kingdom BANK OF MONTREAL FINANCE LTD. 100 King Street West, 21st Floor, First Canadian Place Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1A1 BANK OF MONTREAL GLOBAL CAPITAL SOLUTIONS LTD. 333 - 7th Avenue S.W., Suite 2200 Calgary, AB Canada T2P 2Z1 BANK OF MONTREAL HOLDING INC. 333 - 7th Avenue S.W., Suite 2200 Calgary, AB Canada T2P 2Z1 BANK OF MONTREAL IRELAND PLC 19/20 Earlsfort Terrace, 4th Floor, Segrave House Dublin 2 Ireland BANK OF MONTREAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 350-7th Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB Canada T2P 3N9 BMO (US) LENDING, LLC 111 West Monroe Street, 21E Chicago, IL United States of America 60603 BMO CAPITAL CORPORATION 100 King Street West, 11th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1A1 BMO Funding, L.P. 111 West Monroe St., Suite 21E Chicago, IL United States of America 60603 BMO GP Inc. 100 King St. West 1 First Canadian Place Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1A1 BMO INVESTMENTS INC. Royal Trust Tower, Suite 4200, 77 King Street West Toronto, ON Canada M5K 1J5 BMO INVESTORLINE INC. 100 King Street West, 20th Floor, First Canadian Place Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1A1 BMO IRELAND FINANCE COMPANY 19/20 Earlsfort Terrace, 4th Floor, Segrave House Dublin 2 Ireland BMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 55 Bloor Street West, 15th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M4W 3N5 BMO NESBITT BURNS EQUITY PARTNERS INC. 100 King Street West, 4th Floor, 1 First Canadian Place Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1H3 BMO Nevada, L.P. 115 South LaSalle St., Suite 19W Chicago, IL United States of America 60603 BMO Private Equity (Canada) Inc. 100 King St. West, 50th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1H3 BMO TRUST COMPANY 302 Bay Street, 7th Floor Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1A1 Bay Street Number Twenty-Nine Ltd. 1209 Orange St. Wilmington, DE United States of America 19801 HARRIS FINANCIAL CORP. 1209 Orange Street Wilmington, DE United States of America 00000 MYCHOICE INC. 100 King Street West, Suite 6600, 1 First Canadian Place Toronto, ON Canada M5X 1B8 |
| Other direct interests | The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking. |
| Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
| Name: | Chris Begy |
| Position title: | Senior Vice-President & Chief Auditor |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Yvan Bourdeau |
| Position title: | CEO, BMO Capital Markets & Head Investment Banking Group |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Ellen Costello |
| Position title: | CEO, Harris Bankcorp |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Joan Dea |
| Position title: | Executive Vice-President & Head, Office of Strategic Management |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Paul Deegan |
| Position title: | Vice President, Government and Public Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Thomas Flynn |
| Position title: | Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Barry Gilmour |
| Position title: | Group Head, Technology & Operations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Karen Maidment |
| Position title: | Chief Financial and Administrative Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | L. Menard, OC |
| Position title: | Chairman BMO Nesbitt Burns & President, BMO Financial Group |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Gilles Ouellette |
| Position title: | President and CEO, Private Client Group |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Rose Patten |
| Position title: | Senior Executive Vice-President, Human Resources |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Russel Robertson |
| Position title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Peter Scott |
| Position title: | Manager, Government & Public Relations |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Name: | Frank Techar |
| Position title: | President and CEO, Personal & Commercial Banking Canada |
| Public offices held: | No |
| Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Environment Canada, Finance Canada (FIN), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of the House of Commons, National Defence (DND), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Public Works and Government Services Canada, Revenue Canada (RC), Senate of Canada, Solicitor General Canada (SGC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Aboriginal Affairs, Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Industry, International Relations, International Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Retrospective: | CHANGES TO FINANCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND POLICY. INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INVESTMENT; CONSUMER ISSUES; PAYMENTS SYSTEM ISSUES; COMPETITION ISSUES; MONEY LAUNDERING ISSUES; AND ANTI-TERRORISM ISSUES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject Matter: Prospective: | CHANGES TO FINANCIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND POLICY. INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INVESTMENT; CONSUMER ISSUES; PAYMENTS SYSTEM ISSUES; COMPETITION ISSUES; MONEY LAUNDERING ISSUES; AND ANTI-TERRORISM ISSUES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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