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Premium Rate Savings
Account

The Premium Rate Savings Account offers a competitive interest rate for short term savings while giving you the flexibility to access your cash when you need it.

Interest Rate
  • 0.250% on balances up to $59,999.99*
  • 0.250% on balances $60,000.00 and over*
Features
  • Earn interest on every dollar every day
  • Offers free banking with a minimum monthly balance when you choose a Bank Plan1
  • Includes deposits, withdrawals and transfers
  • Access to BMO MoneyLogic, an online financial management tool that helps you to view, track and manage your money
  • Consolidated mailed statement of all bank accounts or opt out of mailings and view account statements online
  • Also available in US dollars2
Earn
AIR MILES
Reward Miles
  • Every month you maintain a daily balance of $5,000 or more in your chequing and/or savings account(s), you earn 25% more reward miles on the purchases you make using your
    BMO Gold AIR MILES®† MasterCard®* in the following month3

Terms and Conditions

*= Paid on the portion of the balance within this tier.
Rates shown are calculated on a per annum basis. Rates are subject to change without notice

Everyday Banking Plans

Pay one monthly fee with a Banking Plan combining all your eligible accounts (up to 20) in one plan4.

Every plan includes:

  • Coverage of up to 20 accounts, including joint accounts and US Dollar accounts4
  • Free banking with a minimum monthly balance1
  • One monthly statement
  • Earn AIR MILES reward miles on debit card purchases in an eligible Banking plan6

Get Free banking with a minimum monthly balance.

Choose the plan that suits you best

Premium Plan

$25.00/month
(waived if account monthly balance is greater than $5,000)1

Unlimited transactions, 10 non-BMO ATM transactions, earn AIR MILES reward miles, enhanced travel features, more

Performance Plan

$13.95/month
(waived if account monthly balance is greater than $3,000)1

Unlimited transactions, 2 Interac email money transfers, earn AIR MILES reward miles, more

$9.95/month
(waived if account monthly balance is greater than $2,000)1

30 transactions per month, free for children and students, more

Practical Plan

$4.00/month
(waived if account monthly balance is greater than $1,000)1

10 transactions per month, more

Senior Plan

$0.00/month5

Unlimited transactions, free Travellers Cheques and preferred exchange on US$, enhanced travel features, more

If these plans are not suitable, you can choose to pay on a 'per transaction' basis

Terms and Conditions

Banking Agreements

Download the Agreements for Everyday Banking (218 KB - PDF) brochure:
Contains all of the relevant banking agreements that apply to Personal Accounts at BMO Bank of Montreal.

Download the Better Banking Guide (965 KB - PDF) brochure:
Information about Personal Accounts, Everyday Banking Plans, services, fees and more.

Download the Banking Solutions (1 MB - PDF) brochure:
An overview of the various banking solutions BMO provides to our customers.

Download the Chip Technology (284 KB - PDF) brochure:
Information about Chip technology included with our debit cards.

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Premium Rate Savings Account
%*
Smart Saver Account
%**
*up to $59,999.99
**over $5,000