Contest winner Faran Mirza, a native of Pakistan who is now studying sport business management at Algonquin College in Ottawa, wrote, “I look forward to raising my family in a country that is considered one of the safest in the world and one that offers equal opportunity for all its citizens.” $BMO pledged to make a minimum of $1 billion in financing available to small and medium-sized businesses, recognizing the importance of this sector to the Canadian economy.