TORONTO, March 19 /CNW/ - Barbara Mason, Executive Vice-President, Wealth
Management, Scotiabank, will present at National Bank Financial's Canadian
Financial Services Conference in Montreal on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
    Ms. Mason's presentation will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. EDT and
run for about 30 minutes including a question and answer session. Interested
parties are invited to access - in listen-only mode - a live audio webcast of
the presentation and the questions and answers, with accompanying slides, by
clicking the link on www.scotiabank.com prior to the start of the
presentation.
    An archived version of the presentation will be available after the
conference date via the investor relations section of www.scotiabank.com.

    Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and
Canada's most international bank. With over 57,000 employees, Scotiabank Group
and its affiliates serve approximately 12 million customers in some 50
countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a diverse range of products and
services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking.
With $396 billion in assets (as at January 31, 2007), Scotiabank trades on the
Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit
www.scotiabank.com.