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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2023
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Address: 40 TEMPERANCE STREET
TORONTO, A6  M5H 0B4
Form 13F File Number: 028-11475
CRD Number (if applicable):
SEC File Number (if applicable):

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: Nanci MacKenzie
Title: Vice President - Financial Accounting & Reporting
Phone: 647-621-1904
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Nanci MacKenzie TorontoZ4 02-12-2024
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
1832 Asset Management L.P. 028-13705     0001483272
Bank Of Nova Scotia Trust Co 028-11459     0001335382
Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd 028-06075     0001123778
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 028-11461     0001335644
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 5
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 1,870
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 53,339,027,914
(round to nearest dollar)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Name Form 13F File No. CRD No. (if applicable) SEC File No. (if applicable) CIK
1 SCOTIA CAPITAL (USA) INC 028-17829     0001697694
2 Scotia Fondos, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Operadora de Fondos de Inversion, Grupo Financiero Scotiabank Inverlat 028-18067     0001698322
3 Tangerine Investment Management Inc. 028-16219     0001614991
4 Profuturo AFP S.A. 028-16220     0001614987
5 Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co (Bahamas) Ltd 028-16218     0001614992