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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.

Bank affiliated wealth managerToronto, Ontario, CRD 160344SEC 801-74232websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 23, 2026
First filing on the tape Feb 15, 2012 · 42 filings
SEC status approved since Mar 19, 2012
RAUM
$40B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
58%
$23B individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
130
130 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
32
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
42 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$40B as of Mar 23, 2026
Jan 30, 2013$16B then
HNW client RAUM$17B as of Mar 23, 2026
Jan 29, 2018$8.2B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 23, 2026
Jan 30, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)130 as of Mar 23, 2026
Jan 30, 201390 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +12% over the last fiscal year+11% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 23, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • HNW wealth manager · private-client share of RAUM at least 50 percent and HNW share of private-client RAUM 50 to 90 percent
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.1MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$543,724derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.1%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived33 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+12%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+2.1%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$40B, 33,143 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
  • marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$17B48%
  • Corporations and businesses$12B34%
  • Individuals$5.9B16%
  • Charitable organizations$229M0.6%
  • Insurance companies$111M0.3%
  • State and municipal entities$108M0.3%
Individual clients
18,117reported
HNW clients
8,176reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
39reported
Accounts
73,898reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$40B for 33,143 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.58 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.01 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • Dale Nicole Borland · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 06/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Aaron Bruce Ferman · Directorcontrol
        since 07/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • James Andrew Gilchrist · Directorcontrol
        since 10/2025 · owns less than 5%
      • Maarten Jansen · Director And Chief Executive Officercontrol
        since 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • Patrick Jamie Loughery · Directorcontrol
        since 03/2026 · owns less than 5%
      • Zabida Joan Mohammed · Directorcontrol
        since 03/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • Kenneth Ian Narine · Chief Financial Officer Executive Officercontrol
        since 06/2022 · owns less than 5%
      • Gerard Gilles Ouellette · Directorcontrol
        since 06/2019 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • Bmo Nesbitt Burns Inc · Owner
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Bank Of Montreal · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Bank Of Montreal Holdings Inc. · public reporting company
      • Bank Of Montreal Holding Inc. · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of Bmo Nesbitt Burns Inc
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      • Bank Of Montreal
        CPO or CTAy
      • Bank Of Montreal Mortgage Corporation
        n
      • Bmo Asset Management Inc.
        investment adviserbankpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Bmo Bank, N.A.
        LP sponsorn
      • Bmo Capital Markets Corp.
        broker-dealerinvestment advisernRAUM $1.2B
      • Bmo Capital Markets Limited
        broker-dealerinvestment advisern
      • Bmo Castle Mount Private Equity Gp Inc
        pooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Bmo Estate Insurance Advisory Services Inc.
        real estaten
      • Bmo Family Office, LLC
        investment adviserbankpooled vehicle sponsornRAUM $10.0B
      • Bmo Investments Inc.
        broker-dealerpooled vehicle sponsorn
      • Bmo Investorline Inc.
        broker-dealern
      • Bmo Life Assurance Company
        real estaten
      • Bmo Life Insurance Company
        real estaten
      • Bmo Nesbitt Burns Inc.
        broker-dealertrust companypooled vehicle sponsorcustodiany
      • Bmo Nesbitt Burns Securities Ltd.
        investment advisernRAUM $1.2B
      • Bmo Nesbitt Burns Securities Ltd.
        broker-dealern
      • Bmo Trust Company
        custodiann
      Advisers that list Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada10 employees
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada8 employees
      • Calgary, Alberta, Canada7 employees
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada5 employees
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada5 employees
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada4 employees
      • Markham Ontario, Canada4 employees
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada3 employees
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada3 employees
      • Mississauga, Ontario, Canada3 employees
      • London, Ontario, Canada3 employees
      • Waterloo, Ontario, Canada3 employees
      • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada3 employees
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada2 employees
      • Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada2 employees
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada2 employees
      • Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada2 employees
      • Kingston, Ontario, Canada2 employees
      • Laval, Quebec, Canada2 employees
      • Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada2 employees
      • Oakville, Ontario, Canada2 employees
      • Pickering, Ontario, Canada2 employees
      • Richmond, British Columbia, Canada2 employees
      • Saskatoon, Sakatchewan, Canada2 employees
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada2 employees
      ADV anomalies
      5 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
        Gilchrist, Andrew, James (DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-13 and 2026-03-23
        peers: independent wealth managers, $20B and over (84)
      • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
        Loughery, Jamie, Patrick (DIRECTOR) appeared on Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-13 and 2026-03-23
        peers: independent wealth managers, $20B and over (84)
      • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
        MOHAMMED, JOAN, ZABIDA (DIRECTOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-13 and 2026-03-23
        peers: independent wealth managers, $20B and over (84)
      • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
        OUELLETTE, GILLES, GERARD (DIRECTOR) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-13 and 2026-03-23
        peers: independent wealth managers, $20B and over (84)
      • control person changedChange between filings · filing Mar 23, 2026
        Jansen, Maarten (DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) left Schedule A between the filings of 2024-09-13 and 2026-03-23
        peers: independent wealth managers, $20B and over (84)
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 71,669 to 73,898
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 120 to 130
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Charity clients · 38 to 39
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Corporate clients · 4,773 to 4,839
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • HNW clients · 7,211 to 8,176
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Individual clients · 18,532 to 18,117
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $36B to $40B
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $36B to $40B
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • HNW RAUM · $15B to $17B
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Individual RAUM · $5.9B to $5.9B
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • RAUM · $36B to $40B
        Nov 12, 2025 to Jan 28, 2026
      • Accounts · 70,415 to 71,669
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 125 to 120
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Charity clients · 37 to 38
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Corporate clients · 4,685 to 4,773
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • HNW clients · 5,830 to 7,211
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Individual clients · 19,781 to 18,532
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $30B to $36B
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Employees · 132 to 130
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $30B to $36B
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · $11B to $15B
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · $6.0B to $5.9B
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $30B to $36B
        Sep 13, 2024 to Jan 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 69,719 to 70,415
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 120 to 125
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Charity clients · 38 to 37
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Corporate clients · 4,668 to 4,685
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • HNW clients · 5,990 to 5,830
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Individual clients · 19,628 to 19,781
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $29B to $30B
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Employees · 128 to 132
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Financial planning clients · 1-10 to 251-500
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $29B to $30B
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • HNW RAUM · $11B to $11B
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Individual RAUM · $6.1B to $6.0B
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • RAUM · $29B to $30B
        Oct 30, 2023 to Jan 26, 2024
      • Accounts · 64,896 to 69,719
        Oct 19, 2022 to Jan 26, 2023
      • Advisory employees · 111 to 120
        Oct 19, 2022 to Jan 26, 2023
      Signals
      26 dated events
      • Everett Ades Stephen Macdonald (Director And Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2024-06-14, absent 2024-09-13)
        Sep 13, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Jane Meghan Meger (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2024-06-14, absent 2024-09-13)
        Sep 13, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Maarten Jansen (Director And Chief Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Sep 13, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • Elizabeth Helen Killoch (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2024-04-03, absent 2024-06-14)
        Jun 14, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Charles Stephan Thomas Burian (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2024-02-22, absent 2024-04-03)
        Apr 3, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • Elizabeth Helen Killoch (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Apr 3, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • David Geoffrey Newton (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2023-09-07, absent 2023-10-30)
        Oct 30, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Claude Sylvain Brisebois (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2023-03-11, absent 2023-03-21)
        Mar 21, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • Theresa Denise Fernandes (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2022-02-28, absent 2022-10-14)
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Gilles Ouellette (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Dale Nicole Borland (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Jane Meghan Meger (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Aaron Bruce Ferman (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Ian Narine (Chief Financial Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • David Geoffrey Newton (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Sylvain Brisebois (Director) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Oct 14, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. reported RAUM $34.9B, up 31% from $26.5B (2021-04-14 to 2022-01-27)
        Jan 27, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
      • Lynn Krista White (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2021-04-14, absent 2022-01-27)
        Jan 27, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Lesley Marks (President And Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2021-04-14, absent 2022-01-27)
        Jan 27, 2022 · Control person left · inference
      • Everett Ades Stephen Macdonald (Head, Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. And Product Management) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Jan 27, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Thomas Burian (Cfo Wealth Management And North American Personal And Business Banking) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Jan 27, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
      • Lesley Marks (President And Chief Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Jan 29, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Aaron Bruce Ferman (President And Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2020-06-26, absent 2021-01-29)
        Jan 29, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Ross Anthony Bennett (President And Chief Executive Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc. (listed 2019-01-25, absent 2019-04-16)
        Apr 16, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Theresa Denise Fernandes (Chief Compliance Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Apr 16, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Aaron Bruce Ferman (President And Chief Executive Officer) appeared on Schedule A of Bmo Private Investment Counsel Inc.
        Apr 16, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/bmo-private-banking/mycompanyreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Website
      bmo.com/privatewealthreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
      Principal office phone
      416 359-5001reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 23, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Bank affiliated wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026