Registration - In-house Corporation

BMO Financial Group / BMO Groupe financier / Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: BMO Financial Group / BMO Groupe financier
Responsible Officer Name: Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-03-19
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 934560-14868

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 499

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 20

Version 55 of 63 (2025-05-09 to 2025-05-29)

Registration versions:

Version 55 of 63 (2025-05-09 to 2025-05-29)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Financial Institutions	Bank Act with respect to its impact on financial sector	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Financial Institutions, Privacy and Access to Information	Federal government policies affecting Canada’s payment systems as well as access to financial data	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions	Federal government position with regard to ongoing discussions on international financial regulation reform, as it pertains to Canadian banks	Policies or Program
Employment and Training, Financial Institutions	Federal government programs and policies on employment and training as they pertain to financial institutions	Policies or Program
Climate, Economic Development, Financial Institutions, Industry	Federal government programs and policies related to sustainability, natural resources and climate change in support of achieving net zero targets	Policies or Program
Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions	Federal government programs and policies respecting consumers as they pertain to relationships with financial institutions	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Infrastructure	Federal government programs and policies respecting financing for infrastructure projects	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Small Business	Federal government programs and policies supporting growth for small businesses	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Justice and Law Enforcement	Federal government programs and policies to combat financial crimes	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Financial Institutions	Federal government programs respecting financial services for Indigenous communities	Policies or Program
Agriculture, Financial Institutions	Federal government programs respecting financing for the agriculture industry	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, International Trade	Financial institutions with respect Canada/US relationship and trade policy	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Pensions	Financial services policy with respect to study of retirement income security	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, National Security/Security	Impact of federal national security policy as it relates to the banking sector	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Taxation and Finance	Income Tax Act with respect to corporate income tax, capital tax, international taxation, personal taxation, and registered saving products	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Financial Institutions	Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions Guidelines regarding accounting rules regulating financial institutions	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions	Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions guidelines with respect to capital, liquidity, and non-financial risk	Policies or Program
Bilingualism/Official Languages	Official languages policy as it relates to financial services.	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Privacy and Access to Information	Privacy legislation and acts with respect to the banking industry’s collection, use and protection of personal information	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Financial Institutions, Infrastructure	Promotion of financial services available to finance Canadian infrastructure development; sharing of international best practices with respect to infrastructure policy, particularly in terms of options for project financing arrangements	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Health	Promotion of resources to support mental health and well-being of Canadians	Policies or Program
Economic Development, Financial Institutions	Promotion of the importance of a competitive financial sector in achieving improved economic development in Canadian regions	Policies or Program
Financial Institutions, Taxation and Finance	Providing inputs with respect to capital requirements as they relate to Basel III and lending for businesses	Regulation
Financial Institutions	Requirements for financial institutions as they relate to corporate governance rules under the Bank Act	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Financial Institutions, Housing	The Bank Act and the National Housing Act as they relate to potential measures affecting housing affordability and lending	Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Financial Institutions	The Canadian Payments Act, as it relates to management of Canada’s payment system and payments modernization	Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Financial Institutions	The modernization of the supervisory framework for financial institutions as it relates to the responsibility for administering prudential and consumer measures	Policies or Program

Subject matter details added through monthly communication reports
Subject matters	Details	Categories	Added date
Financial Institutions, International Trade	Financial institutions with respect to Canada/US relationship and trade policy	Policies or Program	2025-06-16
Financial Institutions, Housing	Housing finance framework, including reforms to expand housing supply, mortgage underwriting regulations and covered bonds	Policies or Program, Regulation	2025-06-16

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Bank of Canada
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
National Defence (DND)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
Senate of Canada

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

BMO Financial Group is the eighth largest bank in North America by assets, with total assets of $1.3 trillion as of January 31, 2024. Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a diverse team of highly engaged employees providing a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets and investment banking products and services to 13 million customers across Canada, the United States, and in select markets globally. Driven by a single purpose, to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, BMO is committed to driving positive change in the world, and making progress for a thriving economy, sustainable future, and inclusive society.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
24th Floor, One First Canadian Place
Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-867-4711
Fax number: 416-867-5460

Parent Company Information

BMO Financial Group / BMO Groupe financier is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

BMO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
- 100 King St. West, 43rd Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS REAL ESTATE INC.
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO GLOBAL TAX ADVANTAGE FUNDS INC.
- 100 King St. West, 43rd Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO INVESTMENTS INC.
- 100 King St. West, 43rd Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO INVESTORLINE INC.
- 100 King Street West, 20th Floor, First Canadian Place
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
- 60 Yonge St.
  Toronto, ON M5E 1H5
  Canada
BMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
- 60 Yonge St
  Toronto, ON M5E 1H5
  Canada
BMO MORTGAGE CORPORATION
- 294 Bernard Ave.
  Kelowna, BC V1Y 6N4
  Canada
BMO NESBITT BURNS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO NESBITT BURNS HOLDINGS CORPORATION
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC.
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO NESBITT BURNS SECURITIES LTD.
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC.
- 100 King St. West, 41st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO SERVICE INC.
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
BMO TRUST COMPANY
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada
MONEGY, INC
- 100 King St. West, 21st Floor
  Toronto, ON M5X 1A1
  Canada

Lobbyists Details

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Piyush Agrawal, Chief Risk Officer | No public offices held
Darrel Hackett, U.S. Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held
Sharon Haward-Laird, General Counsel | No public offices held
Nadim Hirji, Group Head, BMO Commercial Bank, North America | No public offices held
Ernie Johannson, Group Head, North American Personal and Business Banking | No public offices held
Deland Kamanga, Group Head, BMO Wealth Management | No public offices held
Helen Killoch, Chief Auditor | No public offices held
Mona Malone, Chief Human Resources Officer and Head of People & Culture | No public offices held
Alan Tannenbaum, CEO and Group Head, BMO Capital Markets | No public offices held
Steve Tennyson, Chief Technology & Operations Officer | No public offices held
Brian Tobin, Vice-Chair | Public offices held
Tayfun Tuzun, Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held
Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

Mark Agnew, Director & Head, Canadian Government Relations | Designated public offices held
Virginia Clarke, Senior Manager, Canadian Government Relations | No public offices held
Paul Lehmann, Head, Enterprise Public Affairs & Communications | No public offices held
Peter Scott, Manager, Government Relations | No public offices held

BMO Financial Group/BMO Groupe financier

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
BMO Financial Group/BMO Groupe financier	2008-07-11	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

BMO Financial Group/BMO Groupe financier

BMO Financial Group / BMO Groupe financier

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Darryl White	2017-11-01	Current
William Downe	2007-03-19	2017-11-01

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Member of Parliament House of Commons, Bonavista – Trinity – Conception	January 2001 to January 2002	Not a designated office
Minister of Industry; Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency; Minister of Western Economic Diversification; Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Department of Industry, Office of the Minister	October 2000 to January 2002	Not a designated office
Member of Parliament House of Commons, Humber – St. Barbe – Baie Verte	January 1994 to January 1996	Not a designated office
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Office of the Minister	November 1993 to January 1996	Not a designated office
Member of Parliament House of Commons, Humber – St. Barbe – Baie Verte	December 1988 to September 1993	Not a designated office
Member of Parliament House of Commons, Humber – Port au Port – St. Barbe	November 1984 to October 1988	Not a designated office
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Office of the Minister	October 1981 to February 1984	Not a designated office
Member of Parliament House of Commons, Humber – Port au Port – St. Barbe	April 1980 to July 1984	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Junior Policy Officer Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Regional Trade Policy	May 2010 to December 2010	Not a designated office
Intern Science and Technology, Office of the Minister of State	May 2009 to September 2009	September 4, 2009
Intern Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Office of the Minister	May 2008 to September 2008	September 5, 2008
Intern Office of the Member of Parliament for St Catharines, House of Commons	September 2007 to April 2008	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Corporation

BMO Financial Group / BMO Groupe financier / Darryl White, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 55 of 63 (2025-05-09 to 2025-05-29)

Version 55 of 63 (2025-05-09 to 2025-05-29)

Subject Matter Details

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Government funding

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Parent Company Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties