Bank of Montreal

Who owns it

No filing-sourced ownership yet. That means we haven’t found a filing — not that the company has no owners.

What’s documented

• 2026-06-09environmentalThe Banking on Climate Chaos 2026 report found that BMO converted its Arctic exploration financing exclusions into case-by-case due diligence, part of a broader rollback of climate policies among North American banks. The same report noted BMO posted the largest decrease in fossil fuel financing among the 65 banks assessed in 2025, with $3.9 billion less in deals than the prior year. BMO was among the five major Canadian banks whose combined oil and gas developer financing rose over 27% in 2025.source →
• 2025-09-11lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2025).source →
• 2024-11-22lobbying2 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2024).source →
• 2024-07-01regulatoryActionThe Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) imposed a $4 million administrative penalty on the Bank of Montreal (BMO) for overcharging 101,091 customers enrolled in discounted banking plans for newcomers, medical and dental students, Indigenous banking clients, and participants in a home financing promotion. The overcharges were the result of incorrect fee disclosures over the period 2010 to 2024. BMO issued refunds of more than $3 million to affected customers.source →
• 2023-06-27lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2023); subjects: Financial Institutions.source →
• 2009-05-11lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2009); subjects: Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2008-02-11lobbying2 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2008); subjects: Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2007-08-22lobbying4 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2007); subjects: Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2006-09-01lobbying3 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2006); subjects: Financial Institutions, Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2005-09-07lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2005); subjects: Financial Institutions.source →
• 2004-12-02lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2004); subjects: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry, Small Business, Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2003-11-17lobbying2 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2003); subjects: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry, Small Business, Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2002-12-09lobbying2 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2002); subjects: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry, Small Business, Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2001-11-05lobbying3 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2001); subjects: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry, Small Business, Taxation and Finance.source →
• 2000-11-14lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2000); subjects: Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry, Small Business, Taxation and Finance.source →
• 1999-12-06lobbying7 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (1999); subjects: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Education, Financial Institutions, Industry….source →
• 1998-10-01lobbying9 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (1998); subjects: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Education, Financial Institutions, Industry….source →
• 1997-03-13lobbying1 federal lobbying registration on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (1997); subjects: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Education, Financial Institutions, Industry….source →
• 1996-10-18lobbying3 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (1996); subjects: Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Financial Institutions, Industry, Small Business.source →

What we’ve classified so far

• environmental damage2
• misleading claims1

18 further documented actions have not been classified yet. These counts show what we have got to, not a total.