Please be advised that effective September 15, 2025, BMO (Bank of Montreal) will transition its USD clearing bank from Wells Fargo to BMO Bank N.A. This change is intended to enhance the speed, security, and reliability of incoming USD wire transfers.
To ensure timely receipt of payments, kindly update your records with our new wire instructions below and use them for all future USD wire transfers.
Updated USD Wire Instructions
- Beneficiary Name & Address: As per our BMO account records
- Account Number: 11 digits (4-digit branch transit + 7-digit account number)
- Beneficiary Bank: Bank of Montreal
- For U.S. & international wires: SWIFT BIC BOFMCAM2XXX
- For Canadian domestic wires: CC code CC0010##### (001 = BMO institution number, ##### = 5-digit branch transit number)
- Correspondent Bank: BMO Bank N.A.
- For Canadian & international wires: SWIFT BIC HATRUS44
- For U.S. domestic wires: Fedwire ABA 071000288
Transition Period:
Payments sent using the old Wells Fargo instructions will still be processed until November 28, 2025. After this date, payments using outdated details may experience delays. We strongly encourage you to update your records as soon as possible.