Scotiabank

The Bank of Nova Scotia, operating as Scotiabank, is one of Canada’s “Big Five” banks and is widely recognized as the country’s most international financial institution. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario (though founded in Halifax in 1832), it serves over 25 million customers globally with a unique focus on markets in Latin America—specifically Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Colombia—and the Caribbean. In Canada, Scotiabank offers a comprehensive suite of services including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and investment banking. The bank is also a major cultural and athletic sponsor, holding the naming rights to the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors), supporting youth hockey programs across the country, and funding the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s premier literary award for fiction.