TORONTO, ON - March 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Sean McGuckin, Group Head and Chief Financial Officer at Scotiabank will be presenting at National Bank Financial's 14^th Annual Canadian Financial Services Conference in Montreal on March 31, 2016. Mr. McGuckin is scheduled to participate in a question and answer session beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Interested parties may listen to Mr. McGuckin'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 An archived version of the audio webcast and presentation will be available on the website.

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