MEDIA ADVISORY - BMO to Announce Major Donation to Seven Toronto Hospitals

• Donation will support seven major hospitals and reinforce the City of Toronto's standing as an internationally recognized leader in healthcare
• Marks one of the largest donations in the bank's 200 years of business

TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2017 /CNW/ - On Friday, September 15^th, BMO Financial Group will announce a major donation to support the advancement of science, research and patient care in Toronto's healthcare sector.

WHO:	Bill Downe, CEO, BMO Bank of Montreal John Tory, Mayor of Toronto Dr. Tarek Rajji, Chief of Adult Neurodevelopment and Geriatric Psychiatry Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Dr. Robert Howard, President & CEO, St. Michael's Hospital Dr. Lillian Siu, Senior Staff Physician, Division of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and BMO Financial Group Chair in Precision Genomics Dr. Lennox Huang, Chief Medical Officer and VP for Medical and Academic Affairs, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Dr. Bruce Perkins, Clinician Scientist, Sinai Health System Dr. Andy Smith, President and CEO, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Dr. Brian Hodges, Executive Vice President, Education, University Health Network
WHAT:	BMO to announce major donation to seven Toronto hospitals
WHEN:	Friday, September 15^th, 2017
	Refreshments served at 9:30 a.m. ET
	Announcement and remarks at 10:00 a.m. ET
WHERE:	Toronto Western Hospital BMO Education and Conference Centre (within the Krembil Discovery Tower)
	60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto (at the corner of Leonard Ave. and Nassau St.)

About BMO Financial Group
Established in 1817, and currently marking its 200th year of operations, BMO Financial Group is a highly diversified financial services provider based in North America. With total assets of $709 billion as of July 31, 2017, and more than 45,000 employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.

Web: www.bmo.com Twitter: @BMOmedia

SOURCE BMO Financial Group

Media Contacts: Matthew Duffin, Toronto, [email protected], 416-867-3996