TORONTO, ON - March 19, 2015 /CNW/ - Mike Durland, Group Head and CEO of Global Banking and Markets at Scotiabank will be presenting at National Bank Financial's 13th Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on March 25, 2015. Mr. Durland is scheduled to participate in a question and answer session at 9:55 a.m. EDT.

Interested parties may listen to Mr. Durland's session live on the Investor Relations page of www.scotiabank.com. An archived version of the audio webcast and presentation will be available on the website.

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