TORONTO, ON - April 05, 2016 /CNW/ - Scotiabank's 184^th Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Tuesday, April 12 at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre, 120 9^th Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta, beginning at 9:30 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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