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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*

NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION


(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares


(Title of Class of Securities)

66977W 10 9


(CUSIP Number)

September 21, 2005


(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

        o Rule 13d-1 (b)

        þ Rule 13d-1 (c)

        o Rule 13d-1 (d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the notes).

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13G
CUSIP No. 66977W 10 9 Page 2 of 10

  1. Name of Reporting Person:
The Bank of Nova Scotia
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
    (a) o  
    (b) o  

  3. SEC Use Only:

  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Canada

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power:
492,768

6. Shared Voting Power:
107,800

7. Sole Dispositive Power:
492,768

8.Shared Dispositive Power:
107,800

  9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
600,568 at September 21, 2005

  10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o

  11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
0.73%

  12.Type of Reporting Person:
CO


 

             
13G
CUSIP No. 66977W 10 9 Page 3 of 10

  1. Name of Reporting Person:
Scotiabanc Inc.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
    (a) o  
    (b) o  

  3. SEC Use Only:

  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
United States of America

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power:
0

6. Shared Voting Power:
0

7. Sole Dispositive Power:
0

8.Shared Dispositive Power:
0

  9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
0 at September 21, 2005

  10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o

  11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
0.00%

  12.Type of Reporting Person:
CO


 

             
13G
CUSIP No. 66977W 10 9 Page 4 of 10

  1. Name of Reporting Person:
Scotia Capital Inc.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only):

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
    (a) o  
    (b) o  

  3. SEC Use Only:

  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:
Canada

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
5. Sole Voting Power:
0

6. Shared Voting Power:
107,800

7. Sole Dispositive Power:
0

8.Shared Dispositive Power:
107,800

  9.Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
107,800 at September 21, 2005

  10.Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares:
o

  11.Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
0.13%

  12.Type of Reporting Person:
CO


 

             
Item 1(a).   Name of Issuer
 
           
    NOVA Chemicals Corporation
 
           
Item 1(b).   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
 
           
    NOVA Chemicals Corporation
1000 Seventh Avenue S.W.
P.O. Box 2518
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2P 5C6
 
           
Item 2(a).   Name of Persons Filing
 
           
    The Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”) and Scotia Capital Inc (“SCI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scotiabank and Scotiabanc Inc. (“SBI”) an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Scotiabank .
 
           
    Of the common shares reported herein as being the deemed aggregate amount
beneficially owned by Scotiabank:
 
           
    (i)   492,768 are owned by Scotiabank directly;
 
           
    (ii)   0 are owned by SBI (by way of retractable preferred stock);
 
           
    (iii)   107,800 are owned by SCI.
 
           
Item 2(b).   Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
 
           
    Scotiabank:   The Bank of Nova Scotia
Attention: Group Compliance
44 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 1H1
 
           
    SCI:   Scotia Capital Inc.
Attention: Institutional Equity Sales & Trading
40 King Street West, 65th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 1H1
 
           
    SBI   Scotiabanc Inc.
600 Peachtree Street N.E.
Suite 2700
Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30308

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Item 2(c).   Citizenship
 
           
 
  Scotiabank:   Organized under the laws of Canada.
 
           
 
  SCI:   Organized under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada.
 
           
 
  SBI:   Organized under the laws of Delaware, USA.
 
           
Item 2(d).   Title of Class of Securities
 
           
    Common Shares
 
           
Item 2(e).   CUSIP Number
 
           
    66977W 10 9
 
           
Item 3.   Filing Category
 
           
    Not applicable
 
           
Item 4(a).   Amount Beneficially Owned
 
           
 
  Scotiabank:   492,768  
 
           
 
  SCI:   107,800  
 
           
 
  SBI:   0  
 
           
Item 4(b).   Percent of Class
 
           
 
  Scotiabank:   0.60%
 
           
 
  SCI:   0.13%
 
           
 
  SBI:   0.00%
                 
Item 4(c).   Number of shares as to which the Reporting Person has:
 
               
    (i)   sole power to vote or direct the vote:
 
               
 
      Scotiabank:   492,768  
 
               
 
      SCI:   0  
 
               
 
      SBI:   0  

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    (ii)   shared power to vote or direct the vote:
 
               
 
      Scotiabank:   107,800  
 
               
 
      SCI:   107,800  
 
               
 
      SBI:   0  
 
               
    (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
 
               
 
      Scotiabank:   492,768  
 
               
 
      SCI:   0  
 
               
 
      SBI:   0  
 
               
    (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
 
               
 
      Scotiabank:   107,800  
 
               
 
      SCI:   107,800  
 
               
 
      SBI:   0  
 
               
Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
 
               
    If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].
 
               
Item 6.   Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
 
               
    Not applicable
 
               
Item 7.   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired The Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
 
               
    Not applicable
 
               
Item 8.   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
 
               
    Not applicable.

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Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group
 
               
    Not applicable
 
               
Item 10.   Certification
 
               
    By signing below, each signatory certifies that, to the best of the signatory’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the signatory’s knowledge and belief, each signatory certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 18, 2005
         
  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
 
 
  By:   /s/ Stewart Walford    
    Name:   Stewart Walford   
    Title:   Senior Manager   
 
         
  SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ James Mountain    
    Name:   James Mountain   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
         
  SCOTIABANC INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christopher Allen    
    Name:   Christopher Allen   
    Title:   Managing Director   

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EXHIBIT A
FILING AGREEMENT
AMONG
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. AND
SCOTIABANC INC.
     The undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13G with respect to the Common Shares of NOVA Chemicals Inc. dated of even date herewith is and shall be filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rules 13d-1(c) and 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Dated: October 18, 2005
         
  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
 
 
  By:   /s/ Stewart Walford    
    Name:   Stewart Walford   
    Title:   Senior Manager   
 
         
  SCOTIA CAPITAL INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ James Mountain    
    Name:   James Mountain   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 
         
  SCOTIABANC INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Christopher Allen    
    Name:   Christopher Allen   
    Title:   Managing Director   
 

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