| Exhibit 23.13 | Ashurst LLP 55 Hudson Yards, 18th Floor New York, NY 10001 www.ashurst.com |
June 29, 2021 | |
Bank of Montreal 100 King Street West 1 First Canadian Place Toronto, Ontario Canada, M5X 1A1 | |
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Ladies and Gentlemen
Bank of Montreal – Medium-Term Notes
We are acting as special US counsel to Bank of Montreal, a Canadian chartered bank (the "Bank"), in connection its issuance from time to time of certain senior debt securities that will be issued under its Medium-Term Note Program, Series D, E, F & G (the "Notes"). The offerings of the Notes have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), under a registration statement on Form F-3, file number 333-237342 (the "Registration Statement").
We hereby consent to any reference to us, in our capacity as special tax counsel to the Bank, or any opinion of ours delivered in that capacity in a product supplement, product prospectus supplement or pricing supplement relating to the offer and sale of any particular Notes prepared and filed by the Bank with the Commission on this date or a future date.
In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ashurst LLP
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