• Scotiabank published a Canadian Defence Issuance Framework to support future labelled defence issuances, including Canadian Defence Bonds.
• Framework sets eligibility criteria, governance, allocation, reporting for financing or refinancing activities tied to Canada’s defence, security, resilience priorities.
• It does not constitute a securities issuance.
• Sustainable Fitch issued an independent assessment, finding alignment with emerging defence-financing practices and clear linkage to Canada’s sovereign capability objectives.

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