TORONTO, ON - April 21, 2014 /CNW - Scotiabank will host a Canadian Banking Investor Day in Toronto on April 24, 2014, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT). The event will provide investors and other interested parties with an opportunity to get an in-depth view from senior executives on Scotiabank's Canadian Banking business line.

Interested parties are invited to access a live webcast of the presentations by visiting the Investor Relations page atwww.scotiabank.com or audio conference in by dialing the phone number five minutes prior to the start of the conference and enter the passcode.

Dial-In: 1 (866)-229-4144 Audience Canada Toll Free
1 (416) 216-4169 Audience Canada Toll
1 (514) 841-2162 Audience Canada Toll
Passcode: 5895956#

Investors interested in submitting questions to Scotiabank's management can do so in advance via email atinvestor.relations@scotiabank.com.

Scotiabank is a leading financial services provider in over 55 countries and Canada's most international bank. Through our team of more than 83,000 employees, Scotiabank and its affiliates offer a broad range of products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, corporate and investment banking to over 21 million customers. With assets of $783 billion (as at January 31, 2014), Scotiabank trades on the Toronto (TSX: BNS) and New York Exchanges (NYSE: BNS). Scotiabank distributes the Bank's media releases using CNW. For more information please visit www.scotiabank.com.

For further information:

Media: 
Gordon Smith
Media Communications
416-933-3056
gordon.smith2@scotiabank.com

Investor Relations: 
Alana Johnston
416-866-6168
alana.johnston@scotiabank.com