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, 2005
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: The Bank of Nova Scotia
Address: 44 King St. West, Scotia Plaza, 33rd Floor
Attn: Group Compliance
Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1
13F File Number: 28-
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: Stewart Walford
Title: Senior Manager, Group Compliance
Phone: (416)866-7534
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Stewart Walford Toronto, Ontario, Canada August 15, 2005
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 139
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $11,775,854 (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-not yet assigned 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
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP COM 685564106 144 14500 SH DEFINED 1 14500 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 42514 2550000 SH DEFINED 1 2550000 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 47358 1800000 SH DEFINED 1 1800000 0 0
WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW COM 948626106 21652 419534 SH DEFINED 1 419534 0 0
3M CO COM 88579Y101 1061 14645 SH DEFINED 14645 0 0
ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC COM 003924107 30970 6950762 SH SOLE 6950762 0 0
AGRIUM INC COM 008916108 4404 225419 SH SOLE 225419 0 0
ALCAN INC COM 013716105 83458 2780587 SH SOLE 2780587 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 380 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 949 14645 SH DEFINED 14645 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 773 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 844 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 3431 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
AT&T CORP COM NEW 001957505 4760 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 001941103 4176 352910 SH SOLE 352910 0 0
AVAYA INC COM 053499109 2496 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
BANK MONTREAL QUE COM 063671101 1039727 22340539 SH SOLE 22340539 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 84154 3370030 SH SOLE 3370030 0 0
BCE INC COM 05534B109 952827 40261885 SH SOLE 40261885 0 0
BEST BUY INC COM 086516101 2104 30700 SH SOLE 30700 0 0
BIOVAIL CORP COM 09067J109 3439 222853 SH SOLE 222853 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 959 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
BRASCAN CORP CL A LTD VT SH 10549P606 542709 14210151 SH SOLE 14210151 0 0
BROOKFIELD PPTYS CORP COM 112900105 1207 42690 SH SOLE 42690 0 0
BURLINGTON RES INC COM 122014103 1657 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
CAE INC COM 124765108 11906 2220557 SH SOLE 2220557 0 0
CAMECO CORP COM 13321L108 22213 498066 SH SOLE 498066 0 0
CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 129822 3582952 SH SOLE 3582952 0 0
CANADIAN NATL RY CO COM 136375102 217842 3776797 SH SOLE 3776797 0 0
CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM 13645T100 35223 1018204 SH SOLE 1018204 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 1399 14645 SH DEFINED 14645 0 0
CDN IMPERIAL BK OF COMMERCE COM 136069101 959664 15516200 SH SOLE 15516200 0 0
CELESTICA INC SUB VTG SHS 15101Q108 3655 273136 SH SOLE 273136 0 0
CHC HELICOPTER CORP CL A SUB VTG 12541C203 22800 1170000 SH SOLE 1170000 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 1908 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 670 14480 SH DEFINED 14480 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 10402 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 607 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 11690 280000 SH SOLE 280000 0 0
COGNOS INC COM 19244C109 4324 126633 SH SOLE 126633 0 0
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 4108 133927 SH SOLE 133927 0 0
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 206708109 155 14709 SH SOLE 14709 0 0
COTT CORP QUE COM 22163N106 2179 100025 SH SOLE 100025 0 0
CP SHIPS LTD COM 22409V102 5892 375043 SH SOLE 375043 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 366 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC COM 256747106 9600 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0
DOMTAR INC COM 257561100 3952 534590 SH SOLE 534590 0 0
DORAL FINL CORP COM 25811P100 4135 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 625 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 3456 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
ENBRIDGE INC COM 29250N105 429663 15064630 SH SOLE 15064630 0 0
ENCANA CORP COM 292505104 166389 4218774 SH SOLE 4218774 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 844 14645 SH DEFINED 14645 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 7184 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0
FAIRFAX FINL HLDGS LTD SUB VTG 303901102 3727 22490 SH SOLE 22490 0 0
FAIRMONT HOTELS RESORTS INC COM 305204109 18959 547156 SH SOLE 547156 0 0
FOAMEX INTL INC COM 344123104 5870 5475526 SH SOLE 5475526 0 0
GATEWAY INC COM 367626108 990 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 504 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP COM 370442105 494 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
GENTEK INC COM NEW 37245X203 1016 101932 SH SOLE 101932 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 342 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 565 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 532 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 44332P101 406 20835 SH SOLE 20835 0 0
IMPERIAL OIL LTD COM NEW 453038408 253882 3049466 SH SOLE 3049466 0 0
INCO LTD COM 453258402 9953 264274 SH SOLE 264274 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 378 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1610 21645 SH DEFINED 21645 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 14840 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
INTRAWEST CORPORATION COM NEW 460915200 380 15844 SH SOLE 15844 0 0
IPSCO INC COM 462622101 3488 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
ISHARES INC MSCI JAPAN 464286848 8112 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0
ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 380 5980 SH SOLE 5980 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 213 4060 SH SOLE 4060 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 954 14645 SH DEFINED 14645 0 0
JPMORGAN & CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 513 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
KERR MCGEE CORP COM 492386107 1793 23500 SH SOLE 23500 0 0
KINROSS GOLD CORP COM NO PAR 496902404 2968 484987 SH SOLE 484987 0 0
MAGNA INTL INC CL A 559222401 212869 3031027 SH SOLE 3031027 0 0
MANULIFE FINL CORP COM 56501R106 534739 11199275 SH SOLE 11199275 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 403 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
MDS INC COM 55269P302 6242 415503 SH SOLE 415503 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 448 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 21080 684400 SH SOLE 684400 0 0
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC COM 590188108 7437 135200 SH SOLE 135200 0 0
METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 6555 399998 SH SOLE 399998 0 0
MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 30462 965562 SH SOLE 965562 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 12420 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 859 34495 SH DEFINED 34495 0 0
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B 60871R209 4751 76667 SH SOLE 76667 0 0
NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 42517 1400542 SH SOLE 1400542 0 0
NISOURCE INC COM 65473P105 7419 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 4992 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
NORANDA INC COM 655422103 268278 15639775 SH SOLE 15639775 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW COM 656568102 22686 8714407 SH SOLE 8714407 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW NOTE 4.250% 9/0 656568AB8 1442 1500000 PRN DEFINED 1500000 0 0
NOVA CHEMICALS CORP COM 66977W109 14866 487068 SH SOLE 487068 0 0
NOVELIS INC COM 67000X106 13762 542757 SH SOLE 542757 0 0
OPPENHEIMER HLDGS INC CL A NON VTG 683797104 352 16267 SH SOLE 16267 0 0
PETRO-CDA COM 71644E102 98380 1511667 SH SOLE 1511667 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 401 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 6206 225000 SH SOLE 225000 0 0
PHARMACEUTICAL HLDRS TR DEPOSITRY RCPT 71712A206 7332 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 8736 200600 SH SOLE 200600 0 0
PLACER DOME INC COM 725906101 22247 1453936 SH SOLE 1453936 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 35186 368678 SH SOLE 368678 0 0
PRECISION DRILLING CORP COM 74022D100 8347 211824 SH SOLE 211824 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 767 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
PROGRESS ENERGY INC COM 743263105 9455 209000 SH SOLE 209000 0 0
QUEBECOR WORLD INC COM NON-VTG 748203106 25648 1309519 SH SOLE 1309519 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 742 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 19537 265506 SH SOLE 265506 0 0
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 775109200 5415 165070 SH SOLE 165070 0 0
ROYAL BK CDA MONTREAL QUE COM 780087102 1836818 29655286 SH SOLE 29655286 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 345 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 2969 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 15252 800200 SH SOLE 800200 0 0
SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B CONV 82028K200 6347 304985 SH SOLE 304985 0 0
SONIC FDRY INC COM 83545R108 56 41160 SH DEFINED 41160 0 0
SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 652 5470 SH SOLE 5470 0 0
SUN LIFE FINL INC COM 866796105 438445 13018428 SH SOLE 13018428 0 0
SUNCOR ENERGY INC COM 867229106 100864 2133951 SH SOLE 2133951 0 0
TALISMAN ENERGY INC COM 87425E103 291803 7790329 SH SOLE 7790329 0 0
TELESYSTEM INTL WIRELESS INC COM NEW 879946606 19873 1275000 SH SOLE 1275000 0 0
TELUS CORP NON-VTG SHS 87971M202 69728 2044634 SH SOLE 2044634 0 0
THOMSON CORP COM 884903105 284192 8489741 SH SOLE 8489741 0 0
TIDEWATER INC COM 886423102 6942 182100 SH SOLE 182100 0 0
TORONTO DOMINION BK ONT COM NEW 891160509 1328138 29785887 SH SOLE 29785887 0 0
TRANSALTA CORP COM 89346D107 79385 4761561 SH SOLE 4761561 0 0
TRANSCANADA CORP COM 89353D107 523526 19898550 SH SOLE 19898550 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 772 14990 SH DEFINED 14990 0 0
UST INC COM 902911106 4566 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 502 14495 SH DEFINED 14495 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 4319 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0
WACHOVIA CORP 2ND NEW COM 929903102 1240 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 708 14645 SH DEFINED 14645 0 0
WARNACO GROUP INC COM NEW 934390402 7670 329900 SH SOLE 329900 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 4069 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0