TORONTO, ON - January 08, 2015 /CNW/ - Scotiabank's President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Porter will take part in a question-and-answer session at the RBC Capital Markets Canadian Bank CEO Conference in Toronto on January 14, 2015. Mr. Porter is scheduled to participate from 1:25 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.

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 An archived version of the audio webcast will be available on the website.

Scotiabank is a leading financial services provider in over 55 countries and Canada's most international bank. Through our team of more than 86,000 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 $806 billion (as at October 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.