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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-304617
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20251202
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251202

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000009631
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		EIN:				134941099
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			Z4
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-09048
		FILM NUMBER:		251541715

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 TEMPERANCE STREET
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 0B4
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(416) 866-3672

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 TEMPERANCE STREET
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 0B4

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA /
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970702
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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> of </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of: December, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">002-09048</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of registrant) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>40 Temperance Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 0B4 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Attention: Secretary&#8217;s Department (Tel.: (416) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">866-3672)</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F:</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&#8194;&#9744;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT><U></U><U></U><U></U><U></U>Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&#8194;&#9746;</FONT><U></U><U></U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in The Bank of Nova Scotia&#8217;s
registration statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-199099)</FONT> and Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">F-3</FONT> (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-282565)</FONT> and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109F1</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FULL CERTIFICATE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I, L. Scott Thomson,
President and Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of Nova Scotia, certify the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <B><I>Review:</I></B> I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual
financial statements and annual MD&amp;A, including, for greater certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF (together, the &#8220;annual filings&#8221;) of The Bank of Nova Scotia<B> </B>(the
&#8220;issuer&#8221;) for the financial year ended October&nbsp;31, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <B><I>No misrepresentations:</I></B> Based on my knowledge, having exercised
reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which
it was made, for the period covered by the annual filings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <B><I>Fair presentation:</I></B> Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable
diligence, the annual financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the
date of and for the periods presented in the annual filings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <B><I>Responsibility:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&amp;P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109</FONT>
<I>Certification of Disclosure in Issuers&#8217; Annual and Interim Filings</I>, for the issuer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <B><I>Design:</I></B> Subject to the limitations, if
any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed DC&amp;P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports
filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer&#8217;s GAAP. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.1 <B><I>Control framework:</I></B> The control framework the issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer&#8217;s ICFR is based
on the Internal Control &#8211; Integrated Framework (2013)&nbsp;issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.2 N/A </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.3 N/A </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <B><I>Evaluation:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s DC&amp;P at
the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&amp;P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s ICFR at the
financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and
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the issuer&#8217;s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on August&nbsp;1, 2025 and ended on October&nbsp;31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer&#8217;s ICFR. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <B><I>Reporting to the issuer&#8217;s auditors and board of directors or audit committee:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the issuer&#8217;s auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FULL CERTIFICATE </B></P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I, Rajagopal Viswanathan, Group Head and Chief Financial Officer of The Bank of Nova Scotia, certify the
following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <B><I>Review:</I></B> I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual financial statements and annual MD&amp;A, including, for greater certainty,
all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF (together, the &#8220;annual filings&#8221;) of The Bank of Nova Scotia<B> </B>(the &#8220;issuer&#8221;) for the financial year ended October&nbsp;31, 2025. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <B><I>No misrepresentations:</I></B> Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual filings do not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the annual filings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <B><I>Fair presentation:</I></B> Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual financial statements together with the other
financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the annual filings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <B><I>Responsibility:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (DC&amp;P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109</FONT> <I>Certification of Disclosure in Issuers&#8217; Annual and Interim
Filings</I>, for the issuer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <B><I>Design:</I></B> Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer&#8217;s other
certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed DC&amp;P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in
which the annual filings are being prepared; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports
filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer&#8217;s GAAP. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.1 <B><I>Control framework:</I></B> The control framework the issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer&#8217;s ICFR is based
on the Internal Control &#8211; Integrated Framework (2013)&nbsp;issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.2 N/A </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.3 N/A </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <B><I>Evaluation:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s DC&amp;P at
the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&amp;P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s ICFR at the
financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">N/A. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. <B><I>Reporting changes in ICFR:</I></B> The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A any change in
the issuer&#8217;s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on August&nbsp;1, 2025 and ended on October&nbsp;31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer&#8217;s ICFR. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <B><I>Reporting to the issuer&#8217;s auditors and board of directors or audit committee:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the issuer&#8217;s auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of the board of directors any fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in
the issuer&#8217;s ICFR. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: December&nbsp;2, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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