The office tower at Nova Center will be branded as the BMO Tower.

BMO Financial Group is relocating its Atlantic Canada headquarters and support services, its main BMO Bank of Montreal and BMO Nesbitt Burns branches, as well as BMO Private Banking, Commercial and Corporate Finance offices to the new Nova Centre in Halifax.

BMO Bank of Montreal's main Halifax branch will be located on the main floor, with a planned opening in December 2016.

BMO Nesbitt Burns, BMO Private Banking and BMO's personal and commercial banking operations and services are scheduled to move into their new premises in March 2017.

As a result of the move, BMO said it will consolidate all of its lines of business under one roof.

“As BMO's 200th anniversary fast approaches in 2017, this important private investment demonstrates our confidence in the future growth potential of Halifax and Atlantic Canada, with the BMO Tower becoming a landmark of our city,” said Carolyn Booth, senior vice president of the Atlantic provinces division at BMO.

Rick Thomson, vice president of BMO Private Banking, said the new address and office setting will support the future expansion of BMO Private Banking operations, as the affluent population in Nova Scotia continues to rise.