Legal

Important notices to all users of this Website:
Our Terms of Use

We want you to use and enjoy our Website, but it is important that you take a moment to read the information below.

Note:For the legal notices on sites of certain other members of BMO Financial Group simply click on the links provided:

Bank of Montreal maintains this Website to provide you with information about the products and services of various members of BMO Financial Group. Each time you use this Website you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of the terms and conditions below, which we may revise periodically without notice. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, do not use the Website.

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Responsibilities

We take great care to ensure that the use of this Website and the services available through it such as online banking are safe and secure. We are committed to protecting the security of our customers' funds, as well as the confidentiality of personal and financial information within the web server hosting our Website and our internal computer systems.

Unauthorized use of this Website and our systems including but not limited to unauthorized entry into our systems, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information on the Website is prohibited.

Although considerable care has been taken in preparing and maintaining the information and materials contained on this Website, they are provided on an "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind either express or implied. In particular, all responsibility or liability for any damages caused to computer systems, software or electronic files by computer viruses, "worms", "trojan horses" or other items or forces of an intrusive, disruptive or destructive nature is disclaimed.

Please note that regular, unencrypted e-mail messages over the Internet are not secure (i.e. not private) at this time. Please do not send personal or financial information to us using unencrypted e-mail. Alternative, secure means of communicating with us over the Internet are available to Online Banking customers. We are not liable if you send confidential information to us over the Internet using regular, unencrypted e-mail and that information subsequently becomes public through no fault of ours.

For more information on liability and limitations of liability in connection with the use of online banking, please refer to your FirstBanking® Automated Services Agreement.

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Available Only Where Permitted by Law

The products and services described in this Website are only offered in jurisdictions where they may be legally offered for sale.

The information on this Website is not an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation cannot legally be made, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make a solicitation.

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Applicable Agreements

All products and services are subject to the terms of the applicable agreements.

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Use of Information

The information contained on this Website and pages within is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific legal, accounting, financial or tax advice for you and should not be relied upon in that regard.

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Accuracy and Changes

Facts and information provided by Bank of Montreal, and its subsidiaries and affiliates are believed to be accurate when placed on the Website. Changes may be made at any time to the information at this Website without prior notice. Please consult any branch of BMO Bank of Montreal in Canada for complete and up-to-date information on products and services.

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Software Backup

While every effort is made to ensure that all software provided at this Website, is suitable for use on a wide variety of computer systems, you should take reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses, and ensure compatibility of the software with your specific computer system. You should also ensure that you have a complete and current backup of the information contained on your computer system prior to installing such software.

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Hyperlinks are Not Endorsements

Links from this Website to other Websites, or references to products, services or publications other than those of Bank of Montreal and its subsidiaries and affiliates, do not imply the endorsement or approval of such Websites, products, services or publications by Bank of Montreal or its subsidiaries and affiliates.

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Support Orders and Support Provisions

In compliance with the Support Orders and Support Provisions (Banks and Authorized Foreign Banks) Regulations and Support Orders and Support Provisions (Trust and Loan Companies) Regulations, the following locations have been designated for the service of enforcement notices in respect of the below noted provinces for BMO Bank of Montreal.

Alberta and Northwest Territories

Edmonton Main Branch
10199-101 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 3Y4
Transit 0014

British Columbia and Yukon

Vancouver Main Branch
595 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1L7
Transit 0004

Manitoba

Winnipeg Main Branch
335 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 1C2
Transit 0003

New Brunswick

Moncton Main Branch
633 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 8P7
Transit 0035

Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's Main Branch
238 Water Street
St. John's, Newfoundland A1C 1A9
Transit 1002

Nova Scotia

Halifax Main Branch
5151 George Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2M3,
Transit 0009

Ontario and Nunavut

Toronto Main Branch
100 King Street W
P.O. Box 3
Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1A3
Transit 0002

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown Main Branch
105 Grafton Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 7L2
Transit 0037

Quebec

BMO Group financier et Societe de fiducie BMO Groupe financier
Succursale principale
119, rue Saint-Jacques
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 1L6
Transit 0001

Saskatchewan

Regina Main Branch 1800 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 2G3
Transit 0013
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Unclaimed Property for BC Residents

In accordance with the Unclaimed Property Act of British Columbia regulations, a company that holds property on behalf of the owner of the property will monitor and maintain records of unclaimed property items where the value is $50.00 or greater.

The B.C. Unclaimed Property Act applies to property if the transaction from which the property took place after July 1, 2000 and:

  • The last known address of the owner was in British Columbia; or
  • The owner’s address is unknown and the transaction occurred in British Columbia

Types of Property/Insurance

  • Life Insurance Policy
  • Critical Illness or Disability Policy
  • Annuity
  • Segregated Funds

Property would be deemed "unclaimed" if one or more of the following situations occur:

  1. A cheque has been mailed to a client for whom we are holding an account and has been returned as "undeliverable".
  2. Three years have passed since a cheque was sent to a client for whom we are holding an account and the cheque has not been cashed.

Once an account is deemed unclaimed, BMO Life Assurance Company will take reasonable efforts to locate the client by:

  • Locating the owner at the last known address.
  • Contact the servicing advisor and/or MGA office assigned to the policy.
  • Locating the owner using Canada 411 online directory.

BMO Life Assurance Company maintains a list of unclaimed property owners whom we have been unable to contact. If you would like to request a search of our database, please contact our office at 1-800-387-4483.

To view the Unclaimed Property Act and Regulations, please visit the British Columbia Unclaimed Property Society web site at bcunclaimed.ca


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Marketing Names/Trade Names Used by Bank of Montreal

"BMO Financial Group" and "BMO Bank of Montreal" are marketing names (also referred to as trade names or brand names) used by Bank of Montreal.

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Trademarks Belonging to Bank of Montreal or Other Entities

Certain names, graphics, logos, icons, designs, words, titles or phrases on this Website are trade names, or trade-marks owned by Bank of Montreal or other entities, or licensed to them. Trade-marks may be registered in Canada and in other countries as applicable. The Bank's trade-marks are, in most cases on this Website, accompanied at an early, prominent use in the Website with an appropriate trade-mark symbol such as ®, TM, or similar indicator to denote Bank of Montreal's ownership:

footnote  ®  details Registered trade-mark of Bank of Montreal

footnote  TM  details Trade-mark of Bank of Montreal

Some of the registered trade-marks owned by Bank of Montreal include:

"BMO",,"Bank of Montreal"

The display of trade-marks on pages at this Website does not imply that a license of any kind has been granted to anyone else. Any unauthorized downloading, re-transmission or other copying or modification of trade-marks and/or the contents herein may be a violation of federal or common law, trade-mark and/or copyright laws and could subject the copier to legal action.

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Third Party Trade-marks


®*-- Bank of Montreal is a licensed user of the registered trademark and design owned by MasterCard International Inc., the Interac trademark of Interac Inc., and the Cirrus trademark of Cirrus System Inc.
®TM -- Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Inc. and Bank of Montreal.
®#-- Bank of Montreal is a licensed user of the Maestro trade-mark owned by Maestro International Incorporated.
®††/TM†† -- Trademarks of American Express Company.
®** S&P/TSX 60® and S&P 500® are trade-marks of the McGraw-Hill Companies inc. "TSX" is a trade-mark of the Toronto Stock Exchange. These marks have been licensed for use by Bank of Montreal.

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Copyright

© Copyright Bank of Montreal 1996 - 2003 Unauthorized use of the Bank's logos and/or name, trade names or trade-marks or trade names is prohibited. All information at this site is protected under the copyright laws of Canada and in other countries. In addition, certain information may be copyrighted by others. Unless otherwise specified, no one has permission to copy, redistribute, reproduce or republish in any form, any information found at this Website.If you wish to incorporate the Bank name or trade names, or our products names within another site, please contact us for permission.

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