TORONTO, Jan. 11 /CNW/ - Rick Waugh, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Scotiabank, will take part in the RBC Capital Markets Canadian Bank
CEO Conference in Toronto on Tuesday January 15, 2008.
    Mr. Waugh will participate in a Q&A session at 10:15 a.m. for
approximately 45 minutes. Interested parties are invited to access - in listen
only mode - a live audio webcast of the session by clicking the link from the
homepage of www.scotiabank.com prior to the start of his session.
    An archived version of the session will be available for 30 days after
the conference date on the investor relations page of www.scotiabank.com.

    Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and
Canada's most international bank. With more than 60,000 employees, Scotiabank
Group and its affiliates serve approximately 12.5 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 $412 billion in assets (as at October 31, 2007), Scotiabank trades on the
Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information please visit
www.scotiabank.com.