April 5, 2017
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL
Ms. Cecilia Blye, Chief
Office of Global Security Risk
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | The Bank of Nova Scotia |
Form 40-F for the Fiscal Year Ended October 31, 2016
Filed November 29, 2016
File No. 002-09048
Dear Ms. Blye:
On behalf of The Bank of Nova Scotia, I am writing in response to the request for information contained in the comment letter dated March 28, 2017 regarding the Bank’s Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016. We are currently working on a response to your comment letter, but will require additional time to collect and analyze the requested information. We respectfully request an extension until April 27, 2017 to respond to the comment letter.
Thank you for your consideration of our request for an extension. If you have any questions or require further information regarding this request, please contact Camilla Mackenzie, Senior Vice-President, Global AML/ATF, at (416) 607-0071.
Yours truly,
/s/ Deborah M. Alexander
Deborah M. Alexander
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
The Bank of Nova Scotia