UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2005
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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 February 14, 2006
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: 137
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $14,686,931 (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 1135 14645 SH Defined 14645
ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC COM 003924107 28111 7015732 SH Sole 7015732
AGRIUM INC COM 008916108 5383 244355 SH Sole 244355
ALCAN INC COM 013716105 99249 2416823 SH Sole 2416823
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 399 13495 SH Defined 13495
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 1020 13645 SH Defined 13645
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 695 13495 SH Defined 13495
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 921 13495 SH Defined 13495
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 3222 75000 SH Sole 75000
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 7833 319855 SH Sole 319855
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 330 13495 SH Defined 13495
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 001941103 6725 394995 SH Sole 394995
AVAYA INC COM 053499109 1067 100000 SH Sole 100000
BANK MONTREAL QUE COM 063671101 1222732 21877495 SH Sole 21877495
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 9230 200000 SH Sole 200000
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 96531 3463906 SH Sole 3463906
BCE INC COM 05534B109 16775 700000 SH Defined 1 700000
BCE INC COM 05534B109 955277 39863185 SH Sole 39863185
BIOVAIL CORP COM 09067J109 5406 228369 SH Sole 228369
BOEING CO COM 097023105 948 13495 SH Defined 13495
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 590850 11724241 SH Sole 11724241
BROOKFIELD PPTYS CORP COM 112900105 1263 42690 SH Sole 42690
CAE INC COM 124765108 16113 2199457 SH Sole 2199457
CAMECO CORP COM 13321L108 33565 529008 SH Sole 529008
CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 185732 3748149 SH Sole 3748149
CANADIAN NATL RY CO COM 136375102 305188 3810760 SH Sole 3810760
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM 13645T100 37026 884037 SH Sole 884037
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 768 13290 SH Defined 13290
CDN IMPERIAL BK OF COMMERCE COM 136069101 987862 15035781 SH Sole 15035781
CELESTICA INC SUB VTG SHS 15101Q108 3271 308275 SH Sole 308275
CHC HELICOPTER CORP CL A SUB VTG 12541C203 27475 1170000 SH Sole 1170000
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 349 20000 SH Defined 20000
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 1712 100000 SH Sole 100000
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 675 13880 SH Defined 13880
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 4853 100000 SH Sole 100000
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 544 13495 SH Defined 13495
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 11287 280000 SH Sole 280000
COGNOS INC COM 19244C109 4997 143322 SH Sole 143322
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 3471 133927 SH Sole 133927
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 206708109 190 14709 SH Sole 14709
COTT CORP QUE COM 22163N106 1520 102639 SH Sole 102639
CVS CORP COM 126650100 5284 200000 SH Sole 200000
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 324 13495 SH Defined 13495
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC COM 256747106 9576 400000 SH Sole 400000
DOMTAR INC COM 257561100 3336 578232 SH Sole 578232
DORAL FINL CORP COM 25811P100 2650 250000 SH Sole 250000
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 574 13495 SH Defined 13495
ENBRIDGE INC COM 29250N105 472629 15125715 SH Sole 15125715
ENCANA CORP COM 292505104 290862 6435915 SH Sole 6435915
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 16851 300000 SH Sole 300000
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 767 13645 SH Defined 13645
FAIRFAX FINL HLDGS LTD SUB VTG 303901102 20979 145234 SH Sole 145234
FAIRMONT HOTELS RESORTS INC COM 305204109 23286 550551 SH Sole 550551
FALCONBRIDGE LTD NEW 2005 COM 306104100 402647 13573267 SH Sole 13573267
GATEWAY INC COM 367626108 753 300000 SH Sole 300000
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 829 23495 SH Defined 23495
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 262 13495 SH Defined 13495
GENTEK INC COM NEW 37245X203 595 33289 SH Sole 33289
GOLDCORP INC NEW COM 380956409 10819 485788 SH Sole 485788
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 521 18058 SH Defined 18058
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 546 13495 SH Defined 13495
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 503 13495 SH Defined 13495
IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW 453038408 301330 3036541 SH Sole 3036541
INCO LTD COM 453258402 12984 299000 SH Sole 299000
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 337 14495 SH Defined 14495
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1157 14045 SH Defined 14045
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 16440 200000 SH Sole 200000
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORP COM 460254105 3190 100000 SH Sole 100000
INTEROIL CORP COM 460951106 2891 107400 SH Sole 107400
INTRAWEST CORPORATION COM NEW 460915200 6902 240844 SH Sole 240844
IPSCO INC COM 462622101 6653 80000 SH Sole 80000
ISHARES INC MSCI JAPAN 464286848 6084 450000 SH Sole 450000
ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 1371 21360 SH Sole 21360
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 1480 24880 SH Sole 24880
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 510 5780 SH Sole 5780
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 820 13495 SH Defined 13495
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 536 13495 SH Defined 13495
KINROSS GOLD CORP COM NO PAR 496902404 4567 494579 SH Sole 494579
MAGNA INTL INC CL A 559222401 219661 3041267 SH Sole 3041267
MANULIFE FINL CORP COM 56501R106 1039660 17710920 SH Sole 17710920
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 455 13495 SH Defined 13495
MDS INC COM 55269P302 7383 426974 SH Sole 426974
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 429 13495 SH Defined 13495
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 21770 684400 SH Sole 684400
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC COM 590188108 6773 100000 SH Sole 100000
METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 7518 399998 SH Sole 399998
MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 33276 965562 SH Sole 965562
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 491 18495 SH Defined 18495
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 10460 400000 SH Sole 400000
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B 60871R209 5112 76667 SH Sole 76667
NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 68921 1446324 SH Sole 1446324
NISOURCE INC COM 65473P105 6258 300000 SH Sole 300000
NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 1830 100000 SH Sole 100000
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW COM 656568102 20746 6796646 SH Sole 6796646
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW NOTE 4.250% 9/0 656568AB8 1433 1500000 PRN Defined 1 1500000
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP COM 66977W109 16537 1795543 SH Sole 1795543
NOVELIS INC COM 67000X106 11449 545918 SH Sole 545918
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP COM 685564106 186 14500 SH Defined 1 14500
PETRO-CDA COM 71644E102 124689 3108555 SH Sole 3108555
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 315 13495 SH Defined 13495
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 18073 775000 SH Sole 775000
PHARMACEUTICAL HLDRS TR DEPOSITRY RCPT 71712A206 6966 100000 SH Sole 100000
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 8475 200600 SH Sole 200600
PLACER DOME INC COM 725906101 30081 1314217 SH Sole 1314217
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 30602 382273 SH Sole 382273
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 839 14495 SH Defined 14495
PROGRESS ENERGY INC COM 743263105 9180 209000 SH Sole 209000
QUEBECOR WORLD INC COM NON-VTG 748203106 17748 1313043 SH Sole 1313043
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 1130 200000 SH Sole 200000
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 19285 292216 SH Sole 292216
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 775109200 10814 255633 SH Sole 255633
ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL QUE COM 780087102 2316927 29672792 SH Sole 29672792
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 16684 800200 SH Sole 800200
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B CONV 82028K200 6996 322478 SH Sole 322478
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 15701 285300 SH Sole 285300
SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 1465 11770 SH Sole 11770
SUN LIFE FINL INC COM 866796105 604173 15036451 SH Sole 15036451
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COM 867229106 139590 2214174 SH Sole 2214174
TALISMAN ENERGY INC COM 87425E103 418427 7899855 SH Sole 7899855
TELUS CORP NON-VTG SHS 87971M202 334407 2204634 SH Sole 2204634
THOMSON CORP COM 884903105 291018 8533888 SH Sole 8533888
TIDEWATER INC COM 886423102 3650 82100 SH Sole 82100
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT COM NEW 891160509 1584269 30140767 SH Sole 30140767
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 51345 2350000 SH Defined 1 2350000
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 104309 4774137 SH Sole 4774137
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 38604 1225000 SH Defined 1 1225000
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 629804 19985327 SH Sole 19985327
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 782 13990 SH Defined 13990
UST INC COM 902911106 12249 300000 SH Sole 300000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 12801 425000 SH Sole 425000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 481 13495 SH Defined 13495
WACHOVIA CORP 2ND NEW COM 929903102 1322 25000 SH Sole 25000
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 639 13645 SH Defined 13645
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 5850 125000 SH Sole 125000
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 4350 100000 SH Sole 100000
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW COM 948626106 16482 319534 SH Defined 1 319534
ZALE CORP NEW COM 988858106 2516 100000 SH Sole 100000