UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2005
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: The Bank of Nova Scotia
Address: 44 King St. West
Scotia Plaza 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1
13F File Number: 28-11475
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Maria Theofilaktidis
Title: Vice- President Financial Reporting and Controls
Phone: (416) 866-4269
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Maria Theofilaktidis Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 14, 2005
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-11461 Scotia Capital Inc.
28-11460 Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd
28-11459 Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 135
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $13,687,769 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.
No. 13F File Number Name
1 28-11472 BNS Investments Inc.
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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3M CO COM 88579Y101 1002 13645 SH Defined 13645 0 0
ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC COM 003924107 28233 6951262 SH Sole 6951262 0 0
AGRIUM INC COM 008916108 5110 232419 SH Sole 232419 0 0
ALCAN INC COM 013716105 89759 2832087 SH Sole 2832087 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 330 13495 SH Defined 13495 0 0
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 1006 13645 SH Defined 13645 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 833 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 899 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 3228 75000 SH Sole 75000 0 0
AT&T CORP COM NEW 001957505 4950 250000 SH Sole 250000 0 0
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 001941103 4749 364810 SH Sole 364810 0 0
AVAYA INC COM 053499109 3090 300000 SH Sole 300000 0 0
BANK MONTREAL QUE COM 063671101 1114110 22411339 SH Sole 22411339 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 12630 300000 SH Sole 300000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 99846 3444830 SH Sole 3444830 0 0
BCE INC COM 05534B109 19175 700000 SH Defined 1 700000 0 0
BCE INC COM 05534B109 1081771 39490585 SH Sole 39490585 0 0
BIOVAIL CORP COM 09067J109 4867 208853 SH Sole 208853 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 986 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
BRASCAN CORP CL A LTD VT SH 10549P606 663135 14241351 SH Sole 14241351 0 0
BROOKFIELD PPTYS CORP COM 112900105 1250 42690 SH Sole 42690 0 0
CAE INC COM 124765108 14935 2220557 SH Sole 2220557 0 0
CAMECO CORP COM 13321L108 27045 507066 SH Sole 507066 0 0
CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 166294 3682852 SH Sole 3682852 0 0
CANADIAN NATL RY CO COM 136375102 270326 3809797 SH Sole 3809797 0 0
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM 13645T100 44123 1025604 SH Sole 1025604 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 840 14290 SH Defined 14290 0 0
CDN IMPERIAL BK OF COMMERCE COM 136069101 968470 15510200 SH Sole 15510200 0 0
CELESTICA INC SUB VTG SHS 15101Q108 3233 288536 SH Sole 288536 0 0
CHC HELICOPTER CORP CL A SUB VTG 12541C203 25157 1170000 SH Sole 1170000 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 265 15000 SH Defined 15000 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 1792 100000 SH Sole 100000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 645 14480 SH Defined 14480 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 10242 225000 SH Sole 225000 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 626 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 12093 280000 SH Sole 280000 0 0
COGNOS INC COM 19244C109 5089 131733 SH Sole 131733 0 0
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 3935 133927 SH Sole 133927 0 0
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 206708109 182 14709 SH Sole 14709 0 0
COTT CORP QUE COM 22163N106 1657 93925 SH Sole 93925 0 0
CP SHIPS LTD COM 22409V102 8044 379543 SH Sole 379543 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 350 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC COM 256747106 8660 400000 SH Sole 400000 0 0
DOMTAR INC COM 257561100 3641 566790 SH Sole 566790 0 0
DORAL FINL CORP COM 25811P100 3267 250000 SH Sole 250000 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 568 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
ENBRIDGE INC COM 29250N105 484323 15113330 SH Sole 15113330 0 0
ENCANA CORP COM 292505104 252211 4321974 SH Sole 4321974 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 14297 225000 SH Sole 225000 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 931 14645 SH Defined 14645 0 0
FAIRMONT HOTELS RESORTS INC COM 305204109 18351 550156 SH Sole 550156 0 0
FALCONBRIDGE LTD NEW 2005 COM 306104100 445719 16679693 SH Sole 16679693 0 0
FOAMEX INTL INC COM 344123104 350 5475526 SH Sole 5475526 0 0
GATEWAY INC COM 367626108 810 300000 SH Sole 300000 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 589 17495 SH Defined 17495 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 444 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
GENTEK INC COM NEW 37245X203 1478 101932 SH Sole 101932 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 423 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 553 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 544 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW 453038408 351874 3052866 SH Sole 3052866 0 0
INCO LTD COM 453258402 12946 273774 SH Sole 273774 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 358 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1176 14645 SH Defined 14645 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 16044 200000 SH Sole 200000 0 0
INTRAWEST CORPORATION COM NEW 460915200 431 15844 SH Sole 15844 0 0
IPSCO INC COM 462622101 5687 80000 SH Sole 80000 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI JAPAN 464286848 8533 700000 SH Sole 700000 0 0
ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 1373 21360 SH Sole 21360 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 1056 18180 SH Sole 18180 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 389 4580 SH Sole 4580 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 864 13645 SH Defined 13645 0 0
JPMORGAN & CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 492 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
KINROSS GOLD CORP COM NO PAR 496902404 3477 452687 SH Sole 452687 0 0
MAGNA INTL INC CL A 559222401 228305 3036627 SH Sole 3036627 0 0
MANULIFE FINL CORP COM 56501R106 652233 12231481 SH Sole 12231481 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 486 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
MDS INC COM 55269P302 7582 422703 SH Sole 422703 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 451 16495 SH Defined 16495 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 18623 684400 SH Sole 684400 0 0
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC COM 590188108 8295 135200 SH Sole 135200 0 0
METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 5924 399998 SH Sole 399998 0 0
MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 32620 965562 SH Sole 965562 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 373 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 12865 500000 SH Sole 500000 0 0
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B 60871R209 4898 76667 SH Sole 76667 0 0
NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 68679 1413942 SH Sole 1413942 0 0
NISOURCE INC COM 65473P105 7275 300000 SH Sole 300000 0 0
NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 3382 200000 SH Sole 200000 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW COM 656568102 25053 8008841 SH Sole 8008841 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW NOTE 4.250% 9/0 656568AB8 1428 1500000 PRN Defined 1500000 0 0
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP COM 66977W109 17838 485468 SH Sole 485468 0 0
NOVELIS INC COM 67000X106 11612 542857 SH Sole 542857 0 0
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP COM 685564106 181 14500 SH Defined 1 14500 0 0
PETRO-CDA COM 71644E102 127612 3047934 SH Sole 3047934 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 362 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 24346 975000 SH Sole 975000 0 0
PHARMACEUTICAL HLDRS TR DEPOSITRY RCPT 71712A206 7032 100000 SH Sole 100000 0 0
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 8373 200600 SH Sole 200600 0 0
PLACER DOME INC COM 725906101 25256 1475936 SH Sole 1475936 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 34667 371978 SH Sole 371978 0 0
PRECISION DRILLING CORP COM 74022D100 10740 218224 SH Sole 218224 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 862 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
PROGRESS ENERGY INC COM 743263105 9353 209000 SH Sole 209000 0 0
QUEBECOR WORLD INC COM NON-VTG 748203106 24587 1311219 SH Sole 1311219 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 820 200000 SH Sole 200000 0 0
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 18984 276106 SH Sole 276106 0 0
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 775109200 8978 227720 SH Sole 227720 0 0
ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL QUE COM 780087102 2160195 29657086 SH Sole 29657086 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 348 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 2996 125000 SH Sole 125000 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 16844 800200 SH Sole 800200 0 0
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B CONV 82028K200 6259 299485 SH Sole 299485 0 0
SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 993 8070 SH Sole 8070 0 0
SUN LIFE FINL INC COM 866796105 491609 13094928 SH Sole 13094928 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COM 867229106 130701 2157651 SH Sole 2157651 0 0
TALISMAN ENERGY INC COM 87425E103 383608 7841429 SH Sole 7841429 0 0
TELESYSTEM INTL WIRELESS INC COM NEW 879946606 3293 3828301 SH Sole 3828301 0 0
TELUS CORP NON-VTG SHS 87971M202 83266 2044634 SH Sole 2044634 0 0
THOMSON CORP COM 884903105 317915 8517041 SH Sole 8517041 0 0
TIDEWATER INC COM 886423102 3996 82100 SH Sole 82100 0 0
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT COM NEW 891160509 1484482 30111787 SH Sole 30111787 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 50509 2550000 SH Defined 1 2550000 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 94348 4763261 SH Sole 4763261 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 609651 19967350 SH Sole 19967350 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 43509 1425000 SH Defined 1 1425000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 726 13990 SH Defined 13990 0 0
UST INC COM 902911106 8372 200000 SH Sole 200000 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 474 14495 SH Defined 14495 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 10624 325000 SH Sole 325000 0 0
WACHOVIA CORP 2ND NEW COM 929903102 1190 25000 SH Sole 25000 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 642 14645 SH Defined 14645 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 3922 100000 SH Sole 100000 0 0
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW COM 948626106 2579 50000 SH Sole 50000 0 0
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW COM 948626106 16482 319534 SH Defined 1 319534 0 0