| Julie Walsh Senior Legal Counsel julie.walsh@scotiabank.com 416-866-3489 | The Bank of Nova Scotia Legal Department Executive Offices Scotia Plaza, 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1H1 Fax: (416) 866-7767 |
January 29, 2007
Mr. James Lopez
Office of Global Security Risk
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
20549-5546
Office of Global Security Risk
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.
20549-5546
Dear Mr. Lopez:
| Re: | Bank of Nova Scotia Form 40-F for the period ended October 31, 2005 |
This letter is delivered in response to your request arising from our conference call on January 26, 2007. The Bank of Nova Scotia is currently engaged in an information request and diligence process to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission with the supplemental information it has requested in its letter received by the Bank on January 11, 2007 regarding the Bank’s Form 40-F for the period ended October 31, 2005 (your File No. 001-31316). As discussed during our conference call, the Bank expects to respond to your letter during the week of February 26, 2007.
If we expect there to be any changes in this timeline for delivering the Bank’s response, we will contact you promptly to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ Julie Walsh
Julie Walsh
JW:tj
| Copy To: | Joan Smart, The Bank of Nova Scotia |