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Targeted on some Savings Amplifier Account
June 13, 2026
9:14 am
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Earn up to a $2,500 cash bonus (“Total Cash Bonus”) when you deposit New Money (defined below) between June 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026 (“Funding Period”).

To qualify for the Cash Bonus you must:

Deposit a minimum of $5,000 New Money into a Qualifying Savings Account by June 30, 2026; (“Qualifying Deposit”)
Maintain your Qualifying Deposits from June 30, 2026 until September 30, 2026
Earn a Cash bonus based on the New Money amounts deposited into the BMO Savings Amplifier Account as defined below,

Cash Bonus of $100 for depositing $5,000.00 to $9,999.99
Cash Bonus of $200 for depositing $10,000.00 to $24,999.99
Cash Bonus of $300 for depositing $25,000.00 to $49,999.99
Cash Bonus of $600 for depositing $50,000.00 to $99,999.99
Cash Bonus of $1,500 for depositing $100,000.00 to $199,999.99
Cash Bonus of $2,500 for depositing $200,000.00 or more
The Total Cash Bonus will be deposited to the Qualifying Savings Account within 60 days after all required conditions above have been met, and the Qualifying Savings Account is still open and in good standing.

How we calculate New Money in your Account:

To determine if a deposit qualifies as New Money and eligible for the Cash Bonus we will:

combine all balances in your Canadian dollar BMO Smart Saver Account(s), BMO Savings Amplifier Accounts, BMO Savings Builder Account(s), BMO CAD Premium Rate Savings Account(s) as of May 31, 2026 (the “Savings Balance”) that are solely in your own name and/or jointly owned where you are the primary account holder and
combine all balances in your BMO Savings Amplifier Accounts as of May 31, 2026 (the “Account Balance”) that are solely in your own name; and/or jointly owned where you are the primary account holder then
at the end of the Funding Period, we verify if your overall Savings Balance has increased, and your Account Balance has increased. Cash Bonus Reward will be based on your Qualifying Deposit by which your Savings Balance or Account Balance increased, whichever is lower.
Here is an example:

If you have $50,000 in your Savings Balance and of that $50,000, you have $10,000 in your BMO Savings Amplifier Account (“your Account(s)”) and you withdraw $5,000 from one of your other savings accounts and you deposit $4,000 into your Account, your total deposits have not increased ($50,000 - $5,000 + $4,000 = $49,000) so although the balance increased in your Account, the cash bonus would not apply.

If you have $50,000 in your Savings Balance at the start of the promotion and deposit an additional $5,000 into your Account during the specified funding period, your total deposits have increased ($50,000+ 5,000=$55,000) by $5,000. If you maintain the total balance of $55,000 throughout the promotional period until the end of the offer period, you will qualify for a $100 cash bonus.

If you have $50,000 in your Savings Balance at the start of the promotion and deposit $5,000 into your account by the specified funding period, your total deposits will increase to $55,000. However, if you withdraw $1,000 from one of your savings accounts, your total deposits will decrease to $54,000. Since this falls below the minimum threshold of a $5,000 net increase, you would no longer qualify for the $100 cash bonus.

If you have $50,000 in your Savings Balance at the start of the promotion and deposit an additional $5,000 into your Account during the specified funding period, your total deposits have increased ($50,000+$5,000=$55,000) by $5,000. If you deposit an additional $5,000 ($50,000 + $5,000+$5,000= $60,000) after the specified funding period has ended and maintain the total balance of $60,000, you will qualify for a $100 cash bonus based on the new money added during the specified funding period ($5,000). The additional $5,000 deposit after the funding period will not apply.

General:

This offer is not transferable and available only to the customer who has been presented the offer. This is a personalized Offer, and the Total Cash Bonus may not be the same for each customer who receives an Offer. A limit of one offer per customer is available. Joint account or multiple account ownership is permitted, but only if the lead account holder is eligible to accept the Total Cash Bonus. Clients of BMO Private Banking are not eligible. We may change the Offer and Terms and Conditions at any time without notice. Customers who have accepted the offer will be provided advance notice if the Offer is withdrawn prior to the Offer Period end date. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to suspend, disqualify, limit, or revoke the Offer to any account holder found to have manipulated or abused the Offer, its fairness, integrity, or operation. To the extent that these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with any other communication, advertisement or statement from the Bank, these Terms and Conditions will supersede all other messages.

June 13, 2026
10:23 am
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Were you notified of this offer by email?

My only notices of this offer were in online banking - one as a small advertisement in the accounts summary page and one in the Offers section.

June 13, 2026
10:31 am
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jorno319 said
Were you notified of this offer by email?

My only notices of this offer were in online banking - one as a small advertisement in the accounts summary page and one in the Offers section.  

No email. Same way as you.

June 13, 2026
10:36 am
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No soup for me sf-frown

June 13, 2026
5:21 pm
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JohnnyCash said
No soup for me   

I opened this Savings Amplifier Account on 2025-07-14 with their common promo at the time. It looks like they make that kind of target promo every year.

June 15, 2026
11:11 am
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Interesting - I got this offer by email today, but the bonuses are HALF of what dhb reported:

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3. Terms and conditions
Earn up to a $1,250 cash bonus (“Total Cash Bonus”) when you deposit New Money (defined below) between June ‍1, ‍2026 and ‍June ‍30, ‍2026 (“Funding Period”).
To qualify for the Cash Bonus you must:
a. Deposit a minimum of $5,000 New Money into a Qualifying Savings Account by ‍June ‍30, ‍2026; (“Qualifying Deposit”)
b. Maintain your Qualifying Deposits from ‍June ‍30, ‍2026 until ‍September ‍30, ‍2026
Earn a Cash bonus based on the New Money amounts deposited into the BMO Savings Amplifier Account as defined below,
• Cash Bonus of $50 for depositing $5,000.00 to $9,999.99
• Cash Bonus of $100 for depositing $10,000.00 to $24,999.99
• Cash Bonus of $150 for depositing $25,000.00 to $49,999.99
• Cash Bonus of $300 for depositing $50,000.00 to $99,999.99
• Cash Bonus of $750 for depositing $100,000.00 to $199,999.99
• Cash Bonus of $1,250 for depositing $200,000.00 or more
The Total Cash Bonus will be deposited to the Qualifying Savings Account within 60 days after all required conditions above have been met, and the Qualifying Savings Account is still open and in good standing.

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No thanks!

June 26, 2026
9:42 am
rhvic
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I have taken another look at the offer from BMO, and decided it is not that bad after all.

I will use the bonus numbers I was given (post 6) rather than the ones which are double that amount from dhb (post 1).

If I put say $100000 into the savings account by June 30, I get the $750 bonus if I keep the funds in the account until Sept.30. I also get 2.7% on the deposit until Aug 31.

So, not including compounding, on the deposit itself I get 2.7% for 60 days = $443.84. Then a further regular rate of 0.5% for 30 days = $41.10.

Including the bonus, that is $1234.93 over 90 days, or about a 5.0% annualized return. Not too bad after all.

dhb, if you really were offered double the bonus, you should seriously consider this!

One thing which is perhaps a bit odd is that the bonus, as a percentage of the minimum deposit level for each bonus, varies quite a bit. For example, $50 for $5000 is 1%; $300 for $50000 is 0.6%; $750 for $100000 is 0.75%, and $1250 for $200000 is 0.625%.

Anyway, if you wish to participate (and got the invitation to do so) you need to get funds in by June 30.

June 26, 2026
1:23 pm
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rhvic said
I have taken another look at the offer from BMO, and decided it is not that bad after all.

I will use the bonus numbers I was given (post 6) rather than the ones which are double that amount from dhb (post 1).

If I put say $100000 into the savings account by June 30, I get the $750 bonus if I keep the funds in the account until Sept.30. I also get 2.7% on the deposit until Aug 31.

So, not including compounding, on the deposit itself I get 2.7% for 60 days = $443.84. Then a further regular rate of 0.5% for 30 days = $41.10.

Including the bonus, that is $1234.93 over 90 days, or about a 5.0% annualized return. Not too bad after all.

dhb, if you really were offered double the bonus, you should seriously consider this!

One thing which is perhaps a bit odd is that the bonus, as a percentage of the minimum deposit level for each bonus, varies quite a bit. For example, $50 for $5000 is 1%; $300 for $50000 is 0.6%; $750 for $100000 is 0.75%, and $1250 for $200000 is 0.625%.

Anyway, if you wish to participate (and got the invitation to do so) you need to get funds in by June 30.  

Well, I don't know how you get your 2.7% but the double reward is enough for me to take it.

June 27, 2026
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The 2.7% is part of the promo offer - the regular 0.5% plus 2.2% promo until Aug.31.

June 28, 2026
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rhvic said
The 2.7% is part of the promo offer - the regular 0.5% plus 2.2% promo until Aug.31.  

Not me! (Anyway, I must withdraw 36.12 % from my interest income for my taxes)

August 4, 2026
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Has anyone received july 31 interest payout?

August 4, 2026
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karenspring said
Has anyone received july 31 interest payout?  

Not yet, got the regular interest but with yesterday being a banking holiday everything is push back one day. It should be in tomorrow.

August 4, 2026
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Slybanking said

Not yet, got the regular interest but with yesterday being a banking holiday everything is push back one day. It should be in tomorrow.  

Did you get the regular interest for month of July?

August 4, 2026
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No July interest yet, regular or promo, on my account.

August 4, 2026
10:18 am
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Nothing will show up posted in the account until the second business day after the end of the month, but will be backdated appropriately. Posting date really is not that important.

As an example, on the brokerage side, I never expect the actual posting date of ISA re-invested distributions until a few business days post-month end but transaction date will be properly dated.

August 4, 2026
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karenspring said

Did you get the regular interest for month of July?  

Yes got it yesterday dated July 31st.

August 4, 2026
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rhvic said
No July interest yet, regular or promo, on my account.  

Same here, still no regular or promo

August 5, 2026
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Both regular and promo interest are now posted. The regular interest has been back-dated to July 31!

August 5, 2026
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It sounds like BMO may have had a problem over the past long weekend.

Under the offer, only the promotional interest for the Savings Amplifier Account is to be paid after the end of the month:

Promotional Interest Calculation and Payment

Promotional Interest is calculated on the daily closing balance of the Account and paid monthly up to the fifteenth calendar day of the subsequent month. For example, interest that is earned in the month of March, will be paid to the account up to April 15. Promotional Interest will be shown separately from the posted interest on the Account statement. Posted interest is calculated on the daily account closing balance and paid monthly on the last business day of the month.

August 7, 2026
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karenspring said

Same here, still no regular or promo  

My base Interest appeared Aug 3, dated Jul 31.

My promo Interest also appeared Aug 3 and dated Aug 3

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