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, 2007
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: The Bank of Nova Scotia
Address: 40 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 Accounting and Controls
Phone: 416-866-4269
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Maria Theofilaktidis Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 01, 2007
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: 165
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $20,927,847 (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
28-11472 BNS Investment 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 1522 16245 SH DEFINED 1 16245 0 0
ABER DIAMOND CORP COM 002893105 11755 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC COM 003924107 7771 4392165 SH SOLE 4392165 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 10384 209407 SH SOLE 209407 0 0
AGRIUM INC COM 008916108 11908 218636 SH SOLE 218636 0 0
ALCAN INC COM 013716105 246038 2466325 SH SOLE 2466325 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 660 16845 SH DEFINED 1 16845 0 0
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 1165 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 995 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 1132 16715 SH DEFINED 1 16715 0 0
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 5657 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 8063 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 3749 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 688 16245 SH DEFINED 1 16245 0 0
BALLARD PWR SYS INC COM 05858H104 310 63000 SH SOLE 63000 0 0
BANK MONTREAL QUE COM 063671101 1412648 21620040 SH SOLE 21620040 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 17595 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 158749 3952988 SH SOLE 3952988 0 0
BCE INC COM NEW 05534B760 5635 140500 SH SOLE 1 140500 0 0
BCE INC COM NEW 05534B760 1386562 34570222 SH SOLE 34570222 0 0
BEST BUY INC COM 086516101 11505 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
BIOVAIL CORP COM 09067J109 77693 4462422 SH SOLE 4462422 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 1760 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 2162 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 213 5854 SH DEFINED 1 0 5854
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 706091 18412027 SH SOLE 18412027 0 0
BROOKFIELD PPTYS CORP COM 112900105 31381 1263885 SH SOLE 1263885 0 0
CAE INC COM 124765108 22456 1668357 SH SOLE 1668357 0 0
CAMECO CORP COM 13321L108 46396 1005939 SH SOLE 1005939 0 0
CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 208284 2742202 SH SOLE 2742202 0 0
CANADIAN NATL RY CO COM 136375102 411390 7210218 SH SOLE 7210218 0 0
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM 13645T100 56295 800028 SH SOLE 800028 0 0
CANETIC RES TR COM 137513107 9087 597500 SH SOLE 597500 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 1275 16240 SH DEFINED 1 16240 0 0
CDN IMPERIAL BK OF COMMERCE COM 136069101 1479049 14808356 SH SOLE 14808356 0 0
CELESTICA INC SUB VTG SHS 15101Q108 1899 311660 SH SOLE 311660 0 0
CEMEX SAB DE CV SPON ADR NEW 151290889 8976 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
CHC HELICOPTER CORP CL A SUB VTG 12541C203 29462 1170000 SH SOLE 1170000 0 0
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 3526 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 30336 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 786 16830 SH DEFINED 1 16830 0 0
CLEARPOINT BUSINESS RES INC COM 185061108 1562 840000 SH SOLE 840000 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 963 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 2874 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
COGNOS INC COM 19244C109 5744 139031 SH SOLE 139031 0 0
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTU SPONSORED ADR 204448104 1881 37619 SH DEFINED 1 37619 0 0
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 206708109 464 14709 SH SOLE 14709 0 0
CORUS ENT INC COM CL B NON VTG 220874101 15779 333333 SH SOLE 333333 0 0
COTT CORP QUE COM 22163N106 893 112478 SH SOLE 112478 0 0
CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 13673 345000 SH SOLE 345000 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 576 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 3230 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 836 16845 SH DEFINED 1 16845 0 0
EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 3521 207500 SH SOLE 207500 0 0
ENBRIDGE INC COM 29250N105 585806 15992308 SH SOLE 15992308 0 0
ENCANA CORP COM 292505104 301396 4875262 SH SOLE 4875262 0 0
ENERPLUS RES FD UNIT TR G NEW 29274D604 35023 742866 SH SOLE 742866 0 0
ENSCO INTL INC COM 26874Q100 10836 193100 SH SOLE 193100 0 0
ENTERRA ENERGY TR TR UNIT 29381P102 606 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1551 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD ORD Y2573F102 1677 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
FORDING CDN COAL TR TR UNIT 345425102 11101 287220 SH SOLE 287220 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 698 16845 SH DEFINED 1 16845 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 1035 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 619 16845 SH DEFINED 1 16845 0 0
GENEREX BIOTECHNOLOGY CP DEL COM 371485103 2054 1360300 SH SOLE 1360300 0 0
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORP COM 37373P105 155 13100 SH SOLE 13100 0 0
GOLDCORP INC NEW COM 380956409 46827 1532352 SH SOLE 1532352 0 0
GROUPE CGI INC CL A SUB VTG 39945C109 245 21400 SH SOLE 21400 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 7680 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
HARVEST ENERGY TR TRUST UNIT 41752X101 17895 665000 SH SOLE 665000 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 842 16895 SH DEFINED 1 16895 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 3244 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 544 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 997 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW 453038408 426027 8598334 SH SOLE 8598334 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 433 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 2586 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1974 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
INTEROIL CORP COM 460951106 8273 265470 SH SOLE 265470 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI FRANCE 464286707 4808 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI AUSTRALIA 464286103 4371 137500 SH SOLE 137500 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI BRAZIL 464286400 8091 110000 SH SOLE 110000 0 0
ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 3643 47630 SH SOLE 47630 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 1794 21710 SH SOLE 21710 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 329 2200 SH SOLE 2200 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1101 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 11498 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 768 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
KINROSS GOLD CORP COM NO PAR 496902404 13834 926133 SH SOLE 926133 0 0
LUNDIN MINING CORP COM 550372106 6650 520453 SH SOLE 520453 0 0
MANULIFE FINL CORP COM 56501R106 2114514 51292822 SH SOLE 51292822 0 0
MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 7594 55433 SH SOLE 55433 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 913 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
MDS INC COM 55269P302 7938 367448 SH SOLE 367448 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 840 16245 SH DEFINED 1 16245 0 0
MERIDIAN GOLD INC COM 589975101 53583 1611857 SH SOLE 1611857 0 0
METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 40257 1599998 SH SOLE 1599998 0 0
MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 31768 959412 SH SOLE 959412 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 494 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
MINEFINDERS LTD COM 602900102 1072 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B 60871R209 3981 80182 SH SOLE 80182 0 0
NEUROCHEM INC COM 64125K101 680 245900 SH SOLE 245900 0 0
NEW GOLD INC CDA COM 644535106 1391 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 92894 3040841 SH SOLE 3040841 0 0
NISOURCE INC COM 65473P105 5742 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW COM NEW 656568508 11589 683764 SH SOLE 683764 0 0
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP COM 66977W109 68486 1775342 SH SOLE 1775342 0 0
OPEN TEXT CORP COM 683715106 4776 183000 SH SOLE 183000 0 0
OPPENHEIMER HLDGS INC CL A NON VTG 683797104 405 8336 SH SOLE 8336 0 0
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP COM 685564106 322 14500 SH DEFINED 1 0 14500
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 6771 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 397 8300 SH SOLE 8300 0 0
PENN WEST ENERGY TR TR UNIT 707885109 30702 988429 SH SOLE 988429 0 0
PETRO-CDA COM 71644E102 170905 2979053 SH SOLE 2979053 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 397 16245 SH DEFINED 1 16245 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 21376 875000 SH SOLE 875000 0 0
POPULAR INC COM 733174106 2149 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 112069 1061269 SH SOLE 1061269 0 0
PRECISION DRILLING TR TR UNIT 740215108 2703 140982 SH SOLE 140982 0 0
PRIMEWEST ENERGY TR TR UNIT NEW 741930309 4630 175400 SH SOLE 175400 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1175 16695 SH DEFINED 1 16695 0 0
PROVIDENT ENERGY TR TR UNIT 74386K104 9911 780000 SH SOLE 780000 0 0
QLOGIC CORP COM 747277101 1345 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
QUALITY SYS INC COM 747582104 3663 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
QUEBECOR WORLD INC COM NON-VTG 748203106 1107 114334 SH SOLE 114334 0 0
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 72188 734653 SH SOLE 734653 0 0
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 775109200 39976 878254 SH SOLE 878254 0 0
ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL QUE COM 780087102 3144389 56821752 SH SOLE 56821752 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 1687 53325 SH SOLE 53325 0 0
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B CONV 82028K200 20578 828766 SH SOLE 828766 0 0
SILICON IMAGE INC COM 82705T102 515 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
SILVER WHEATON CORP COM 828336107 1064 76294 SH SOLE 76294 0 0
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 195213 3930200 SH SOLE 3930200 0 0
SMTC CORP COM NEW 832682207 1112 469082 SH SOLE 469082 0 0
SOURCE INTERLINK COS INC COM NEW 836151209 250 60035 SH SOLE 60035 0 0
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP COM 84265V105 1370 11000 SH DEFINED 1 11000 0 0
SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 370 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 1955 12810 SH SOLE 12810 0 0
STORM CAT ENERGY CORP COM 862168101 558 750000 SH SOLE 750000 0 0
SUN LIFE FINL INC COM 866796105 1012926 19303795 SH SOLE 19303795 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COM 867229106 208328 2194122 SH SOLE 2194122 0 0
TALISMAN ENERGY INC COM 87425E103 455638 23208855 SH SOLE 23208855 0 0
TATA MTRS LTD SPONSORED ADR 876568502 4785 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
TECK COMINCO LTD CL B 878742204 684021 14409500 SH SOLE 14409500 0 0
TELUS CORP NON-VTG SHS 87971M202 297586 5514703 SH SOLE 5514703 0 0
THOMSON CORP COM 884903105 416842 9953782 SH SOLE 9953782 0 0
TIM HORTONS INC COM 88706M103 10267 294775 SH SOLE 294775 0 0
TONGJITANG CHINESE MED CO SPON ADR 89025E103 694 66400 SH SOLE 66400 0 0
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT COM NEW 891160509 2438391 31791757 SH SOLE 31791757 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 198775 6317589 SH SOLE 6317589 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 67647 2150000 SH SOLE 1 2150000 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 32078 875000 SH SOLE 1 875000 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 749085 20432980 SH SOLE 20432980 0 0
U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 3004 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 1308 16240 SH DEFINED 1 16240 0 0
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 6718 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 742 16745 SH DEFINED 1 16745 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 705 16145 SH DEFINED 1 16145 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 14186 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW COM 948626106 1124 19534 SH DEFINED 1 0 19534
WHOLE FOODS MKT INC COM 966837106 2448 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
YAMANA GOLD INC COM 98462Y100 5767 488219 SH SOLE 488219 0 0
YM BIOSCIENCES INC COM 984238105 689 448000 SH SOLE 448000 0 0
ZALE CORP NEW COM 988858106 2314 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0