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, 2006 Check here if Amendment [ X]; Amendment Number: 01 This Amendment (Check only one.): [ X] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. 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 March 01, 2007 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: $17,375,907 (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. 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