UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2006
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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 August 11, 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: 146
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $15,833,519 (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 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 1443 17845 SH DEFINED 17845 0 0
ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC COM 003924107 18546 6877532 SH SOLE 6877532 0 0
ADVANTAGE ENERGY INCOME FD TR UNIT 00762L101 7518 430567 SH SOLE 430567 0 0
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 5285 159400 SH SOLE 159400 0 0
AGRIUM INC COM 008916108 5716 246155 SH SOLE 246155 0 0
ALCAN INC COM 013716105 113796 2429123 SH SOLE 2429123 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 603 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 1312 17845 SH DEFINED 17845 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 991 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 1099 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 3419 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 519 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
AT&T INC COM 00206R102 5435 194855 SH SOLE 194855 0 0
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 001941103 5782 397895 SH SOLE 397895 0 0
AVAYA INC COM 053499109 1142 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
BANK MONTREAL QUE COM 063671101 1189550 22107495 SH SOLE 22107495 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 9620 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 128317 4344181 SH SOLE 4344181 0 0
BCE INC COM 05534B109 16544 700000 SH SOLE 1 700000 0 0
BCE INC COM 05534B109 946844 40063185 SH SOLE 40063185 0 0
BIOVAIL CORP COM 09067J109 5350 229169 SH SOLE 229169 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 1525 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 2586 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 666753 16590061 SH SOLE 16590061 0 0
BROOKFIELD PPTYS CORP COM 112900105 79100 2492690 SH SOLE 2492690 0 0
CAE INC COM 124765108 16749 2199457 SH SOLE 2199457 0 0
CAMECO CORP COM 13321L108 42271 1061016 SH SOLE 1061016 0 0
CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 201519 3644449 SH SOLE 3644449 0 0
CANADIAN NATL RY CO COM 136375102 332331 7607620 SH SOLE 7607620 0 0
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM 13645T100 45134 885237 SH SOLE 885237 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 1312 17590 SH DEFINED 17590 0 0
CDN IMPERIAL BK OF COMMERCE COM 136069101 987788 14757981 SH SOLE 14757981 0 0
CELESTICA INC SUB VTG SHS 15101Q108 2928 309175 SH SOLE 309175 0 0
CHC HELICOPTER CORP CL A SUB VTG 12541C203 27987 1170000 SH SOLE 1170000 0 0
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 4538 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 257 13000 SH DEFINED 13000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 14472 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 910 18780 SH DEFINED 18780 0 0
CNX GAS CORP COM 12618H309 1800 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 801 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 12046 280000 SH SOLE 280000 0 0
COGNOS INC COM 19244C109 3994 141922 SH SOLE 141922 0 0
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 4385 133927 SH SOLE 133927 0 0
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 206708109 228 14709 SH SOLE 14709 0 0
COTT CORP QUE COM 22163N106 1343 102639 SH SOLE 102639 0 0
CVS CORP COM 126650100 6140 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 559 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC COM 256747106 7950 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
DOMTAR INC COM 257561100 3572 578632 SH SOLE 578632 0 0
DORAL FINL CORP COM 25811P100 1603 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 737 17695 SH DEFINED 17695 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 8327 193480 SH SOLE 193480 0 0
ENBRIDGE INC COM 29250N105 460415 15128515 SH SOLE 15128515 0 0
ENCANA CORP COM 292505104 337151 6402315 SH SOLE 6402315 0 0
ENTERRA ENERGY TR TR UNIT 29381P102 3040 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1139 18545 SH DEFINED 18545 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 21473 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0
FAIRFAX FINL HLDGS LTD SUB VTG 303901102 17085 179634 SH SOLE 179634 0 0
FALCONBRIDGE LTD NEW 2005 COM 306104100 692703 13149567 SH SOLE 13149567 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 614 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 528 17695 SH DEFINED 17695 0 0
GLAMIS GOLD LTD COM 376775102 8993 237200 SH SOLE 237200 0 0
GOLDCORP INC NEW COM 380956409 18034 598188 SH SOLE 598188 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 590 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 666 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 750 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW 453038408 332609 9103923 SH SOLE 9103923 0 0
INCO LTD COM 453258402 19985 303500 SH SOLE 303500 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 1001 54595 SH DEFINED 54595 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 5700 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1427 18545 SH DEFINED 18545 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 15364 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
INTEROIL CORP COM 460951106 4730 247400 SH SOLE 247400 0 0
INTRAWEST CORPORATION COM NEW 460915200 7612 240844 SH SOLE 240844 0 0
IPSCO INC COM 462622101 14256 148900 SH SOLE 148900 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI JAPAN 464286848 684 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI TAIWAN 464286731 2885 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 2034 28530 SH SOLE 28530 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 208 3180 SH SOLE 3180 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 678 7220 SH SOLE 7220 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1053 17545 SH DEFINED 17545 0 0
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 782 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
KINROSS GOLD CORP COM NO PAR 496902404 5419 496979 SH SOLE 496979 0 0
MAGNA INTL INC CL A 559222401 247944 3475067 SH SOLE 3475067 0 0
MANULIFE FINL CORP COM 56501R106 1239789 39125016 SH SOLE 39125016 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 626 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
MDS INC COM 55269P302 7826 429274 SH SOLE 429274 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 678 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 14004 384400 SH SOLE 384400 0 0
METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 29513 1399998 SH SOLE 1399998 0 0
MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 32912 970562 SH SOLE 970562 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 9320 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 776 33595 SH DEFINED 33595 0 0
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B 60871R209 5228 76667 SH SOLE 76667 0 0
NEUROCHEM INC COM 64125K101 1469 139516 SH SOLE 139516 0 0
NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 81582 1447724 SH SOLE 1447724 0 0
NISOURCE INC COM 65473P105 6552 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW COM 656568102 15098 6795146 SH SOLE 6795146 0 0
NORTH AMERN PALLADIUM LTD COM 656912102 2003 232179 SH SOLE 232179 0 0
NORTHGATE MINERALS CORP COM 666416102 2741 750000 SH SOLE 750000 0 0
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP COM 66977W109 51578 1795743 SH SOLE 1795743 0 0
NOVELIS INC COM 67000X106 11667 545818 SH SOLE 545818 0 0
OPPENHEIMER HLDGS INC CL A NON VTG 683797104 222 8336 SH SOLE 8336 0 0
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP COM 685564106 234 14500 SH DEFINED 1 14500 0 0
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 5662 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
PETRO-CDA COM 71644E102 146793 3093855 SH SOLE 3093855 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 437 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 20536 875000 SH SOLE 875000 0 0
PHARMACEUTICAL HLDRS TR DEPOSITRY RCPT 71712A206 7033 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 8285 200600 SH SOLE 200600 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 32355 377773 SH SOLE 377773 0 0
PRIMEWEST ENERGY TR TR UNIT NEW 741930309 15030 500797 SH SOLE 500797 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 996 17895 SH DEFINED 17895 0 0
PROGRESS ENERGY INC COM 743263105 8960 209000 SH SOLE 209000 0 0
QUEBECOR WORLD INC COM NON-VTG 748203106 34588 3113443 SH SOLE 3113443 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 1618 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 20430 293116 SH SOLE 293116 0 0
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 775109200 10414 258833 SH SOLE 258833 0 0
ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL QUE COM 780087102 2332026 57436184 SH SOLE 57436184 0 0
ROYAL GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LTD COM 779915107 6730 600973 SH SOLE 600973 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 15228 800200 SH SOLE 800200 0 0
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B CONV 82028K200 9075 321078 SH SOLE 321078 0 0
SILICON IMAGE INC COM 82705T102 1078 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 207986 3930200 SH SOLE 3930200 0 0
SMTC CORP COM NEW 832682207 1252 469082 SH SOLE 469082 0 0
SOURCE INTERLINK COS INC COM NEW 836151209 646 59612 SH SOLE 59612 0 0
SUN LIFE FINL INC COM 866796105 675030 16989129 SH SOLE 16989129 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COM 867229106 179375 2216274 SH SOLE 2216274 0 0
TALISMAN ENERGY INC COM 87425E103 413601 23699265 SH SOLE 23699265 0 0
TELUS CORP NON-VTG SHS 87971M202 264142 6544634 SH SOLE 6544634 0 0
THOMSON CORP COM 884903105 383479 9952082 SH SOLE 9952082 0 0
TIM HORTONS INC COM 88706M103 15268 594200 SH SOLE 594200 0 0
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT COM NEW 891160509 1507419 29685620 SH SOLE 29685620 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 125796 6089037 SH SOLE 6089037 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 48550 2350000 SH SOLE 1 2350000 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 570284 19985927 SH SOLE 19985927 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 30674 1075000 SH SOLE 1 1075000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 1136 17890 SH DEFINED 17890 0 0
UST INC COM 902911106 9038 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 624 18595 SH DEFINED 18595 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 10884 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 861 17845 SH DEFINED 17845 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 6021 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW COM 948626106 2843 69534 SH DEFINED 1 69534 0 0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 4672 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
ZALE CORP NEW COM 988858106 4818 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0