- 45 per cent of Canadians feel the need for mental health
support but access to affordable care is a barrier for some,
according to a LifeWorks study
TORONTO, July 19, 2021 /CNW/ - With the COVID-19 pandemic
and resulting lockdowns, business owners have experienced new
stresses both professionally and in their personal lives. In
support, BMO today announced that it is providing the wellness
services offered to its team members to Canadian business owners
and entrepreneurs across Canada.
"BMO has been a major proponent of championing mental health in
the workplace, providing resources and support, and seeing it as
part of someone's overall health," said Mike Bonner, Head, Canadian Business Banking,
BMO Bank of Montreal. "We saw the
challenges and strain that the pandemic was putting on clients and
recognized that, in order to help businesses thrive, we needed to
do more than just support them financially. We're providing our
wellness services to our clients to support Canada's main street businesses more
holistically."
The services, provided by LifeWorks, offer resources for overall
wellbeing including mental, physical, social, and financial health.
With the services, business owners and entrepreneurs can
receive:
- 24/7 access to confidential, short-term counselling support and
professional advisors for advice and work-life support by phone,
online, or mobile app
- Online Wellbeing Resources with articles, toolkits and videos
related to family, health, life, money, and work
- Wellbeing Assessment tools and interactive self-guided programs
to help manage anxiety, stress, grief, and relationships
- Exclusive online offers from leading brands to help save on
things like fitness, nutrition, health, and beauty
Business clients will be able to access the wellness services
and resources between July 19, 2021
and December 31, 2021 by visiting
bmo.com/lifeworks.
For more information on how BMO holistically supports its
business clients, visit:
https://www.bmo.com/main/business/
About BMO Financial Group
Serving customers for 200
years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services
provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America.
With total assets of $950 billion as of April 30,
2021, and a team of diverse and highly engaged 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, BMO Wealth
Management and BMO Capital Markets.
SOURCE BMO Financial Group