BMO Short Federal Bond Index ETF et al. -- s. 1.1

Order

Headnote

Certain mutual funds designated as exchange-traded funds for the purposes of OSC Rule 48-501.

Rules Cited

Ontario Securities Commission Rule 48-501 Trading During Distributions, Formal Bids and Share Exchange Transactions, s. 1.1.

IN THE MATTER OF

ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION RULE 48-501 -- TRADING DURING DISTRIBUTIONS, FORMAL BIDS AND SHARE

EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS (Rule)

AND

IN THE MATTER OF

BMO SHORT FEDERAL BOND INDEX ETF

BMO SHORT PROVINCIAL BOND INDEX ETF

BMO SHORT CORPORATE BOND INDEX ETF

BMO HIGH YIELD US CORPORATE BOND HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF

(FORMERLY BMO HIGH YIELD US CORPORATE BOND HEDGED TO CAD ETF)

BMO S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT BANKS INDEX ETF

BMO S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT OIL & GAS INDEX ETF

BMO S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT GLOBAL BASE METALS HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF

BMO CHINA EQUITY HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF (FORMERLY BMO CHINA EQUITY HEDGED TO CAD ETF)

BMO INDIA EQUITY HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF (FORMERLY BMO INDIA EQUITY HEDGED TO CAD ETF)

BMO EQUAL WEIGHT UTILITIES INDEX ETF

BMO NASDAQ 100 EQUITY HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF

BMO JUNIOR GOLD INDEX ETF

BMO MID CORPORATE BOND INDEX ETF

BMO LONG CORPORATE BOND INDEX ETF

BMO AGGREGATE BOND INDEX ETF

BMO EQUAL WEIGHT REITS INDEX ETF

BMO JUNIOR OIL INDEX ETF

BMO JUNIOR GAS INDEX ETF

BMO EQUAL WEIGHT US HEALTH CARE HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF

BMO EQUAL WEIGHT US BANKS HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF

BMO LONG FEDERAL BOND INDEX ETF

BMO REAL RETURN BOND INDEX ETF

BMO EMERGING MARKETS BOND HEDGED TO CAD INDEX ETF

BMO ENERGY COMMODITIES INDEX ETF

BMO AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES INDEX ETF

BMO BASE METALS COMMODITIES INDEX ETF

BMO PRECIOUS METALS COMMODITIES INDEX ETF

BMO MONTHLY INCOME ETF

BMO COVERED CALL CANADIAN BANKS ETF

BMO 2013 CORPORATE BOND TARGET MATURITY ETF

BMO 2015 CORPORATE BOND TARGET MATURITY ETF

BMO 2020 CORPORATE BOND TARGET MATURITY ETF

BMO 2025 CORPORATE BOND TARGET MATURITY ETF

(collectively, the Funds)

DESIGNATION ORDER

Section 1.1

WHEREAS the Funds are or will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange;

AND WHEREAS under the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR), the Funds are considered Exempt Exchange-traded Funds that are not subject to prohibitions related to trading during certain securities transactions;

AND WHEREAS the definition of "exchange-traded fund" in the Rule is substantially similar to the definition of Exempt Exchange-traded Fund in UMIR, and the purpose of the Rule and UMIR are substantially similar;

THE DIRECTOR HEREBY DESIGNATES the Funds as exchange-traded funds for the purposes of the Rule.

Dated February 1, 2011

"Susan Greenglass"
Director, Market Regulation