TORONTO, ON - March 09, 2016 /CNW/ -  Scotiabank's Notice of the 184^th Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular is now available at Scotiabank.com. It can be found under the Annual Reports and Annual Meeting menu in the website's Investor Relations section. Copies will be mailed to shareholders today.

Scotiabank's Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in Calgary, Alberta, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. (local time) at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre.

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