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Complaint handling process

The information below outlines the complaint handling process for clients in Canada and is designed to put you in touch with the people who can help.

How we support you

You come first in everything we do. If you have a complaint, we encourage you to let us know and give us the opportunity to resolve the issue.  We promise to address your complaint quickly, efficiently and professionally, because retaining your confidence is very important to us.

 

Read the detailed complaint handling brochure

For a comprehensive understanding of the complaint handling process, review BMO’s Complaint Handling Process (PDF,447 KB) brochure, which is available online and at all BMO Branches.

 

Explore the complaint handling steps

Explore the steps in our Complaint Handling Process to understand what to expect at each stage. Use the tabs below to view the process for Banking, Investment, or Insurance complaints.

Banking complaints

Please refer to this section if your complaint relates to: 

  • Chequing and Savings Accounts 
  • Travel Insurance 
  • Overdraft Protection 
  • Credit Cards 
  • Mortgages, Loans and Lines of Credit 
  • GICs and Term Deposits 
  • Business Banking 
  • Commercial Banking 
  • Creditor Insurance 
  • Privacy

 

How we handle banking complaints

BMO’s banking complaint handling process is comprised of three steps: 

  • Step 1: Sharing your concern 
  • Step 2: Escalate to a senior officer 
  • Step 3: Escalate to the Customer Complaint Appeal Office (CCAO)

 

Step 1: Sharing your concern

The first step begins when you share your concerns with a BMO representative at a branch, the office where your normally conduct your business or by calling BMO Virtual Connect: 

  • Personal Banking

1-877-225-5266 

  • Business Banking Services

1-877-262-5907 

  • BMO Credit Cards

1-800-263-2263 

Note: *For clients who are deaf or hard of hearing, BMO supports calls from third party relay service providers trained to relay communications through message relays (MRS) or video relays (VRS) 

  • Commercial Banking: Contact your Relationship Manager or visit here
  • Creditor & Travel Insurance Products (For insurance products offered through the Bank of Montreal including on mortgages, lines of credit and BMO Credit Cards)  

Call: 1-877-225-5266

 

Step 2: Escalate to a senior officer

If your banking complaint is unresolved after following Step 1 of the process or you wish to escalate your complaint, you can do so directly to a senior officer of the business. Your complaint will be automatically escalated to a senior officer if we are unable to resolve it at Step 1 within 14 days from the date you raised it. 

For matters relating to Personal and Business Banking, please contact: 

BMO Bank of Montreal

Senior Officer c/o Resolution Office 

Call: 1-800-372-5111

Email us

 

If your concerns relate to Commercial Banking, please contact:

BMO Commercial Banking Headquarters 

BMO Commercial Banking Headquarters

 

If you are a BMO Platinum Banking customer, please contact:

BMO Private Banking (Platinum Banking)

Senior Officer c/o BMO Platinum Banking Headquarters 

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150,

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1

Email us

 

For matters relating to Personal and Business Banking Collections, please contact:

Account Management Unit

Senior Officer c/o Resolutions Department 

PO Box 3100 Streetsville

ON, L5M0S1

Email us

 

BMO Creditor Insurance

Office of the President 

9-250 Yonge Street,

Toronto, ON M5B 2L7 

Call: 1-866-488-2595

Email us

 

Step 3: Escalate to the Customer Complaint Appeal Office

If your banking complaint is unresolved after following Steps 1 and 2, you may escalate to the Customer Complaint Appeal Office. 

The CCAO is employed by BMO Financial Group and is not an independent dispute resolution service. The CCAO does not report to any business area and is not involved in BMO’s business operations. The process is voluntary and focused on complaints for individual and small-business customers. If you allow CCAO to review your concerns, you can still escalate to the OBSI. 

The CCAO will review your concerns to determine if they are within its scope. The CCAO does not review certain types of complaints including business, credit, or risk management decisions, and matters that are, or have been, before a court. If the CCAO determines your concerns are within its scope, a review will be conducted and at the conclusion the CCAO may facilitate a resolution or support the outcome provided by Step 2. 

Customer Complaint Appeal Office contact:

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1H3 

Call: 1-800-371-2541 

Fax: 1-800-766-8029

Email us

By requesting a review of your concerns by BMO’s Customer Complaint Appeal Office, you agree and acknowledge the terms of service that govern CCAO reviews which can be found at the link. These terms provide that our response is confidential and intended solely to provide our views on your complaint. It is not for broader use, circulation or publication except that you may share it with the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments. You are also not prohibited from disclosing matters that are protected under whistleblower laws without notice or consent from BMO

 

Contacting the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)

OBSI is an independent and impartial dispute resolution service for consumers with a complaint they can’t resolve with their banking services or investment firm. The OBSI process is free of charge and confidential. 

If we cannot resolve your complaint internally within 56 days from the date we received your complaint, we will notify you of the potential delay and you will have the option to raise your complaint to OBSI.  

You may also escalate your complaint to OBSI if you remain dissatisfied with the outcome received from the CCAO. Please note that OBSI requires that complaints be escalated within 180 days of receiving BMO’s final response. 

Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments

20 Queen Street West, Suite 2400 

P.O. Box 8, Toronto, ON M5H 3R3 

Call: 1-888-451-4519 / 416-287-2877 

Fax: 1-888-422-2865 

Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-844-358-3442

Email

 

Contacting The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

If your complaint is about the privacy of your personal information and remains unresolved, you may escalate to: 

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Call: 1-800-282-1376 

 

Our Regulator

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada supervises all federally regulated financial institutions, which includes banks, (financial institutions), for compliance with federal consumer protection laws.

Financial institutions are legally required to have a complaint-handling process in place.

If you have a problem with a financial product or service, you may file a complaint with the responsible financial institution directly.

If you are not satisfied with how your complaint has been handled or 56 days has passed since you made your complaint, you can escalate the complaint to the OBSI on above listed contact details.

If you want to know your rights or need information about the complaint-handling process of a financial institution, you may contact FCAC by online form, mail, or telephone. FCAC uses information from consumer enquiries to support its mandate.

Web site: https://www.canada.ca/fcac

Online form:https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/corporate/contact-us.html

Phone:

For service in English: 1-866-461-FCAC (3222)

For service in French: 1-866-461-ACFC (2232)

For calls from outside Canada: 613-960-4666

Teletypewriter (TTY):1-866-914-6097 / 613-947-7771

Video Relay Service: FCAC welcomes Video Relay Service (VRS) calls. You do not need to authorize the relay service operator to communicate with FCAC. Visit https://srvcanadavrs.ca/en/ to learn more.

Mailing address:

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

427 Laurier Avenue West, 5th Floor

Ottawa ON K1R 7Y2

Note: The FCAC does not provide redress or compensation and will not get involved in individual disputes. 

For a complete list of federal consumer-protection laws, voluntary codes of conduct and public commitments, visit here

 

Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

As the regulatory body for Quebec’s financial sector, the AMF protects consumers and enforces Quebec’s financial legislation and regulations. The AMF offers guidance to consumers in preparing formal complaints regarding investments (if GIC is issued by BMMC or TRCO) and insurance products. If you are dissatisfied with how your complaint has been handled, you may have your file transferred to the AMF. The AMF may review your complaint or offer voluntary mediation to help resolve a dispute. To arrange for the transfer of your complaint file, complete the transfer form available on the AMF website. If your complaint involves several institutions, you have the right to file a complaint with other institutions, intermediaries or agents involved in the complaint. 

Autorité des marchés financiers

800, rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 2200 

Montréal (Québec) H3C 0B4 

Call: 514-395-0337 (Montreal)418-Call: 525-0337 (Quebec City) 

Toll-free: 1-877-525-0337 

Fax: 514-873-3090

 

Legal assistance

You may consider retaining a lawyer, at your own expense, regarding your complaint. You should be aware that there are legal time limits for taking civil action called limitation periods. A lawyer can advise you of your options. Once the applicable limitation period expires, you may lose the right to pursue some claims.

 

Our commitment to addressing complaints

BMO takes your complaints seriously and we will work to address your complaint quickly, efficiently, and professionally. We will also send a written acknowledgement of your complaint.

Investment complaints

Please refer to this section if your complaint relates to: 

  • Our BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. full service investment management firm 
  • Our BMO InvestorLine Inc. online self-directed trading platform 
  • A BMO Investments Inc. mutual fund product or service 
  • A BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc service 
  • A BMO Trust Company product or service 
  • A BMO Asset Management Inc. product or service
  • A BMO Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. product or service

 

How we handle investment complaints

BMO’s investment complaint handling process is comprised of two steps: 

  • Step 1: Sharing your concern 
  • Step 2: Escalate to a senior officer

 

Step 1: Sharing your concern

Talk to a representative at the branch or office where your complaint originated, or where you normally conduct your business. If your concerns remain unsolved, please involve the manager or supervisor. You can also refer to the complaint handling process or terms and conditions documents given to you when you opened your account to determine where to best raise your concern. 

Alternatively, you may contact: 

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

Contact your BMO Private Wealth Market Leader, as set out in your investment account statement. 

BMO Investments Inc.

Contact the Branch Manager at the branch indicated on your account statement. 

BMO InvestorLine Inc.

Call: 1-888-776-6886

Email us

Visit: Self directed or Advice direct

 

BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc. and BMO Trust Company

Contact the Relationship Manager indicated on your account statement. 

Call: 1-800-844-6442 

 

BMO Asset Management Inc.

If you have a concern relating to services you have received from BMO Asset Management Inc., please contact your Relationship Manager directly. 

Call: 1-800-361-1392 

 

BMO Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.

Call: 416-869-3222

Email us

 

Step 2: Escalate to a senior officer

If your investment complaint is unresolved after following Step 1, you may escalate to the appropriate business group Senior Officer, listed below: 

BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

Designated Complaints Officer 

BMO Nesbitt Burns, Retail Compliance 

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1 

Call: 1-866-391-5897

Email us

 

BMO Investments Inc.

Office of the Chief Compliance Officer 

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1

Email us

 

BMO InvestorLine Inc.

Designated Complaints Officer 

BMO InvestorLine, Compliance 

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1 

Call: 1-888-776-6886

Email us

 

BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc.

Office of the Chief Compliance Officer 

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1

Email us

 

BMO Trust Company

Office of the Chief Compliance Officer 

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1

Email us

 

BMO Asset Management Inc.

Office of the Chief Compliance Officer 

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1

Email us

 

BMO Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.

Office of the Chief Compliance Officer

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1A1

Email us

 

If you're still unsatisfied

If you are dissatisfied with our investment complaint review, there are other options for escalation.

 

Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)

OBSI is an independent and impartial dispute resolution service for consumers with a complaint they can’t resolve with their banking services or investment firm. The OBSI process is free of charge and confidential. 

If your complaint is unresolved after a senior officer has provided a final response, or 90 days have passed since you originally raised your complaint to us, you may contact OBSI and ask them to review your complaint. 

Please note that OBSI requires that complaints be escalated within 180 days of receiving BMO’s final response. 

You may also escalate your complaint to OBSI if you remain dissatisfied with the outcome received from the CCAO. 

Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments

20 Queen Street West, Suite 2400 

P.O. Box 8, Toronto, ON M5H 3R3 

Call: 1-888-451-4519 / 416-287-2877 

Fax: 1-888-422-2865 

Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-855-TTY-OBSI / 1-855-889-6274

Email

 

Customer Complaint Appeal Office (CCAO)

The CCAO is employed by BMO Financial Group and is not an independent dispute resolution service. The CCAO does not report to any business area and is not involved in BMO’s business operations. The process is voluntary and focused on complaints for individual and small-business customers. If you allow CCAO to review your concerns, you can still escalate to the OBSI. 

The CCAO will review concerns to determine if they are within Its scope. The CCAO does not review certain types of complaints including business, credit or risk management decisions, and matters that are, or have been, before a court. If the CCAO determines your concerns are within its scope, a review will be conducted and at the conclusion the CCAO may facilitate a resolution or support the outcome provided by Step 2. 

Customer Complaint Appeal Office (CCAO)

1 First Canadian Place 

P.O. Box 150, Toronto, ON M5X 1H3 

Call: 1-800-371-2541 

Fax: 1-800-766-8029

Email us

By requesting a review of your concerns by BMO’s Customer Complaint Appeal Office, you agree and acknowledge the terms of service that govern our investigations which can be found here. These terms provide that our response is confidential and intended solely to provide our views on your complaint. It is not for broader use, circulation or publication except that you may share it with the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments. You are also not prohibited from disclosing matters that are protected under whistleblower laws without notice or consent from BMO.

 

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

If your complaint is about the privacy of your personal information and remains unresolved, you may escalate to: 

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Call: 1-800-282-1376 

 

Our Regulators

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO)

CIRO is the self-regulatory organization in Canada that investigates complaints about mutual fund dealers and their representatives, and takes enforcement action where appropriate. You may make a complaint to the CIRO at any time, whether or not you have complained to us. CIRO does not order compensation or restitution to clients of Members. CIRO exists to regulate the operations, standards of practice and business conduct of its Members and their representatives with a mandate to enhance investor protection and strengthen public confidence in the Canadian mutual fund industry. 

CIRO has also entered into a Co-Operative Agreement with the Autorité des marchés financiers and actively participates in the regulation of mutual fund dealers in Quebec. 

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization

Bay Adelaide North 

40 Temperance Street, Suite 2600 

Toronto ON M5H 0B4 

Toll-free (Canada/US): 1-877-442-4322 

Fax: 1-888-497-6172

Email

By referring to the “How to Make A Complaint” brochure at https://www.bmo.com/cirobrochure

By referring to the “How CIRO Protects Investors” brochure at https://www.bmo.com/protectsinvestors

 

Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

As the regulatory body for Quebec’s financial sector, the AMF protects consumers and enforces Quebec’s financial legislation and regulations. The AMF offers guidance to consumers in preparing formal complaints regarding investments and insurance products. If you are dissatisfied with how your complaint has been handled, you may have your file transferred to the AMF. The AMF may review your complaint or offer voluntary mediation to help resolve a dispute. To arrange for the transfer of your complaint file, complete the transfer form available on the AMF website. If your complaint involves several institutions, you have the right to file a complaint with other institutions, intermediaries or agents involved in the complaint. 

Autorité des marchés financiers

800, rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 2200 

Montréal (Québec) H3C 0B4 

Call: 514-395-0337 (Montreal) 

Call: 418-525-0337 (Quebec City) 

Toll-free: 1-877-525-0337 

Fax: 514-873-3090 

Residents of Manitoba, New Brunswick or Saskatchewan

Securities regulatory authorities in these provinces have the power to, in appropriate cases, order that a person or company that has contravened securities laws in their province pay compensation to a claimant. The claimant is then able to enforce such an order as if it were a judgment of the superior court in that province. For more information, please visit: 

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Saskatchewan

 

Legal Assistance

You may consider retaining a lawyer regarding your complaint. You should be aware that there are legal time limits for taking civil action called limitation periods. A lawyer can advise you of your options. Once the applicable limitation period expires, you may lose the right to pursue some claims.

Insurance complaints

Please refer to this section if your complaint relates to: 

  • BMO Insurance & BMO Estate Insurance 
    • Term Life Insurance 
    • Permanent Life Insurance 
    • Income Annuity 
    • Critical Illness Insurance 
  • Insurance products purchased through BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services Inc.
  • BMO Insurance Solutions Inc. (BMOIS)

 

How we handle insurance complaints

BMO’s insurance complaint handling process is comprised of three steps: 

  • Step 1: Sharing your concern 
  • Step 2: Escalate to a senior officer 
  • Step 3: Escalate to the CCAO

 

BMO Insurance & BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services Inc.

 

Step 1: Sharing your concern

You may share your insurance concern by contacting the BMO Insurance & BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services Inc.  

BMO Insurance (for BMO Life Assurance products and services) 

Please contact BMO Insurance at 1-866-488-2595, or your advisor if applicable. 

BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services Inc.

Please contact the Advisor indicated on your account statement.

 

Step 2: Escalate to a Senior Officer

If your complaint is unresolved after following Step 1 of the process or you wish to escalate your complaint sooner than 14 days, you can do so directly to a senior officer of the business: 

BMO Insurance

Office of the President 

9-250 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2L7 

Call: 1-866-488-2595

Email us

 

BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services Inc.

Office of the Chief Compliance Officer 

1 First Canadian Place P.O. Box 150, Toronto, ON M5X 1A1

Email us

 

Step 3: Escalate to the Customer Complaint Appeal Office (CCAO)

If your complaint is unresolved after following Steps 1 and 2, you may escalate to the Customer Complaint Appeal Office. 

The CCAO is employed by BMO Financial Group and is not an independent dispute resolution service. The CCAO does not report to any business area and is not involved in BMO’s business operations. The process is voluntary and focused on complaints for individual and small-business customers. 

The CCAO will review your concerns to determine if they are within its scope. The CCAO does not review certain types of complaints including business, credit or risk management decisions, and matters that are, or have been, before a court. If the CCAO determines your concerns are within its scope, a review will be conducted and at the conclusion, the CCAO may facilitate a resolution or support the outcome provided by Step 2. 

Customer Complaint Appeal Office contact

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150 

Toronto, ON M5X 1H3 

Call: 1-800-371-2541 

Fax: 1-800-766-8029

Email us

Website

By requesting a review of your concerns by BMO’s Customer Complaint Appeal Office, you agree and acknowledge the terms of service that govern our investigations which can be found here.These terms provide that our response is confidential and intended solely to provide our views on your complaint. It is not for broader use, circulation or publication except that you may share it with OmbudService for Life & Health Insurance (OLHI). You are also not prohibited from disclosing matters that are protected under whistleblower laws without notice or consent from BMO.

 

Contacting the OmbudService for Life & Health Insurance (OLHI)

If you are a client of BMO Life Assurance Company or, alternatively, if you are a BMO wealth customer who has purchased insurance products through BMO Estate Insurance Advisory Services Inc., you may escalate your concerns to OLHI if you remain dissatisfied with the outcome received from the CCAO. 

OLHI is a national independent complaint resolution and information service for consumers of Canadian life and health insurance products and services, including life, disability, employee health benefits, travel health insurance, and insurance investment products such as annuities and segregated funds. 

OmbudService for Life & Health Insurance

2 Bloor St. West, Suite 700 

Toronto, ON M4W 3E2 

Call (English): 1-888-295-8112 

Call (French): 1-866-582-2088 

For a complete list of federal consumer-protection laws, voluntary codes of conduct and public commitments, visit here.

 

Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

As the regulatory body for Quebec’s financial sector, the AMF protects consumers and enforces Quebec’s financial legislation and regulations. The AMF offers guidance to consumers in preparing formal complaints regarding investments and insurance products. If you are dissatisfied with how your complaint has been handled, you may have your file transferred to the AMF. The AMF may review your complaint or offer voluntary mediation to help resolve a dispute. To arrange for the transfer of your complaint file, complete the transfer form available on the AMF website. 

Autorité des marchés financiers

800, rue du Square-Victoria, Bureau 2200 

Montréal, QC H3C 0B4 

Call: 514-395-0337 (Montreal) 

Call: 418-525-0337 (Quebec City) 

Toll-free: 1-877-525-0337 

 

Saskatchewan residents

If you reside in Saskatchewan, you may contact the Superintendent of Insurance at: 

Superintendent of Insurance

Insurance and Real Estate Division 

Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority 

4th Floor, 2365 Albert Street 

Regina, SK, S4P 4K1 

Call: 306-787-6700

Email

Website

 

Legal assistance

You may consider retaining a lawyer, at your own expense, regarding your complaint. You should be aware that there are legal time limits for taking civil action called limitation periods. A lawyer can advise you of your options. Once the applicable limitation period expires, you may lose rights to pursue some claims.

 

Our Regulator

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada supervises all federally regulated financial institutions, which includes banks, (financial institutions), for compliance with federal consumer protection laws.

Financial institutions are legally required to have a complaint-handling process in place.

If you have a problem with a financial product or service, you may file a complaint with the responsible financial institution directly.

If you are not satisfied with how your complaint has been handled or 56 days has passed since you made your complaint, you can escalate the complaint to the OLHI on above listed contact details.

If you want to know your rights or need information about the complaint-handling process of a financial institution, you may contact FCAC by online form, mail, or telephone. FCAC uses information from consumer enquiries to support its mandate.

Web site: https://www.canada.ca/fcac

Online form: https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/corporate/contact-us.html

Phone:

For service in English: 1-866-461-FCAC (3222)

For service in French: 1-866-461-ACFC (2232)

For calls from outside Canada: 613-960-4666

Teletypewriter (TTY): 1-866-914-6097 / 613-947-7771

Video Relay Service: FCAC welcomes Video Relay Service (VRS) calls. You do not need to authorize the relay service operator to communicate with FCAC. Visit https://srvcanadavrs.ca/en/ to learn more.

Mailing address:

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada

427 Laurier Avenue West, 5th Floor

Ottawa ON K1R 7Y2

 

BMO Insurance Solutions Inc. (BMOIS)

1. Sharing your Concern

For concerns related to BMO Insurance Solutions Inc.

Please contact BMOIS at:

Call: 1-833-842-4458

Email: complaints.bmois@bmo.com 

2. Escalate to a Senior Officer

If your complaint is unresolved after following Step 1 of the process or you wish to escalate your complaint, you can do so directly to a senior officer of the business:

BMO Insurance

Office of the President

9-250 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2L7

Call: 1-866-488-2595

Email: Insurance.ResolutionOffice@bmo.com

3. Escalate to the Customer Complaint Appeal Office (CCAO)

If your complaint is unresolved after following Steps 1 and 2, you may escalate to the Customer Complaint Appeal Office.

The CCAO is employed by BMO Financial Group and is not an independent dispute resolution service. The CCAO does not report to any business area and is not involved in BMO’s business operations. The process is voluntary and focused on complaints for individuals.

The CCAO will review your concerns to determine if they are within its scope. The CCAO does not review certain types of complaints including business, credit, or risk management decisions, and matters that are, or have been, before a court. If the CCAO determines your concerns are within its scope, a review will be conducted and at the conclusion the CCAO may facilitate a resolution or support the outcome provided by Step

Customer Complaint Appeal Office contact

1 First Canadian Place, P.O. Box 150

Toronto, ON M5X 1H3

Call: 1-800-371-2541

Fax: 1-800-766-8029

Email: complaint.appeal@bmo.com

Visit: bmo.com/customercomplaintappealoffice

By requesting a review of your concerns by BMO’s Customer Complaint Appeal Office, you agree and acknowledge the terms of service that govern CCAO reviews which can be found at bmo.com/customercomplaintappealoffice. These terms provide that our response is confidential and intended solely to provide our views on your complaint. It is not for broader use, circulation or publication except that you may share it with a regulator. You are also not prohibited from disclosing matters that are protected under whistleblower laws without notice or consent from BMO.

Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

As the regulatory body for Quebec’s financial sector, the AMF protects consumers and enforces Quebec’s financial legislation and regulations. The AMF offers guidance to consumers in preparing formal complaints regarding investments and insurance products. If you are dissatisfied with how your complaint has been handled, you may have your file transferred to the AMF. The AMF may review your complaint or offer voluntary mediation to help resolve a dispute. To arrange for the transfer of your complaint file, complete the transfer form available on the AMF website.

Autorité des marchés financiers

800, rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 2200

Montréal, QC H3C 0B4

Call: 514-395-0337 (Montreal)

418-525-0337 (Quebec City)

Toll-free: 1-877-525-0337

Visit: lautorite.qc.ca/en/general-public/assistance-and-complaints

Our Regulators

Please contact the regulatory Authority for brokers in your province or territory, listed below.

Broker / Agent Insurance Regulators in Canada

Alberta

Alberta Insurance Council (AIC)

https://www.abcouncil.ab.ca

Phone: 403-233-2929 (Calgary)

780-421-4148 (Edmonton)

Toll-Free: 1-800-461-3367

Email: compliance@abcouncil.ab.ca

British Columbia

Insurance Council of British Columbia (ICBC)

https://www.insurancecouncilofbc.com

Phone: 604-668-0321

Toll-Free: 1-877-688-0321

Email: practice@insurancecouncilofbc.com

Manitoba

Insurance Council of Manitoba (ICM)

https://www.icm.mb.ca

Phone: 204-988-6800

Email: contactus@icm.mb.ca

New Brunswick

Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB)

https://www.fcnb.ca

Phone: 1-866-933-2222  

Email: info@fcnb.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador

Superintendent of Insurance, Government Modernization and Service Delivery

https://www.gov.nl.ca/dgsnl/insurance

Phone: 709-729-0959

Email: consumeraffairsaccount@gov.nl.ca

Northwest Territories

Superintendent of Insurance

https://www.fin.gov.nt.ca/en/services/insurance-enquiries-and-complaints

Phone: 867-767-9174 ext. 15209  

Email: superintendent_insurance@gov.nt.ca

Nova Scotia

Office of the Superintendent of Insurance, Department of Finance and Treasury

https://beta.novascotia.ca/insurance-enquiries-and-complaints

Phone: 902-424-6331

Email: fininst@novascotia.c

Nunavut

Superintendent of Insurance

https://www.gov.nu.ca

Phone: 1-800-316-3324  

Email: insurance@gov.nu.ca

Ontario

Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO)

https://www.ribo.com

Phone: 416-365-1900

Toll-Free: 1-800-265-3097

Email: info@ribo.com

Prince Edward Island

Office of the Superintendent of Insurance, Department of Justice and Public Safety

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/justice-and-public-safety/insurance-complaints-and-inquiries

Phone: 902-368-4550

Email: licensing@gov.pe.ca (with the Subject Line: Insurance Complaint)

Quebec

Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

https://lautorite.qc.ca

Phone: 418-525-0337 (Québec City)  514-395-0337 (Montréal)  

Toll-Free: 1-877-525-0337

Saskatchewan

Insurance Councils of Saskatchewan (ICS)

https://www.skcouncil.sk.ca

Phone: 306-787-6700

Email: fid@gov.sk.ca

Yukon

Superintendent of Insurance, Professional Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

https://yukon.ca/en/doing-business/professional-licensing/insurance-professionals-and-companies

Phone: 867-667-5111

Toll-Free: 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5111  

Email: insurance.plra@yukon.ca

 

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