TORONTO, March 25 /CNW/ - Rick Waugh, President and CEO, Scotiabank, will
present at the National Bank Financial 2009 Canadian Financial Services
Conference in Montreal on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
    Mr. Waugh will speak for 30 minutes starting at approximately 9:45 a.m.
EDT. This will include a presentation and question and answer session.
Interested parties may listen to Mr. Waugh's presentation live on the investor
relations page of www.scotiabank.com. An archived version of the presentation
will be available on the website.

    Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and
Canada's most international bank. With more than 69,000 employees, Scotiabank
Group and its affiliates serve approximately 12.8 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 more than $509 billion in assets (as at January 31, 2009), Scotiabank
trades on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information
please visit www.scotiabank.com.