TORONTO, March 28, 2017 /CNW/ - Scotiabank's 185^th Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday, April 4 at the Scotiabank Centre, 40 King Street West, 2^nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario beginning at 9:00 a.m. (local time).

Shareholders and the public are invited to listen in or watch the meeting online by following the links on the Annual Meeting section of the Scotiabank website, www.scotiabank.com/annualmeeting.

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