GIINs and W-8 Forms

Scotiabank has registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) all Scotiabank legal entities that are classified as foreign financial institutions (FFIs). For a full listing of the Global Intermediary Identification Numbers (GIINs) for these Scotiabank FFIs please click here.

If you are a Financial Institution that is looking for a W8 or CRS Self-certification for one of Scotiabank’s legal entities, please advise your Scotiabank Relationship Manager (RM) or reach out to the Scotiabank Global KYC Affiliates (scotiabank_kyc_rfi@scotiabank.com) team for further support.

If you’re a Scotiabank customer looking for additional support about your accounts as it relates to Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) or the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), please review the resources below, contact your branch for more information, and/or consult your personal tax advisor for guidance.

For questions related to the Qualified Intermediary regime, please contact the QI team at qi@scotiabank.com.

Across our entire global network, Scotiabank intends to meet all obligations imposed under FATCA and CRS, taking into consideration local banking and local tax regulations.

• In countries where they signed an applicable IGA with the US for purposes of FATCA and the OECD multilateral agreement for purposes of CRS, and these regimes were implemented by local law, Scotiabank intends to meet all resulting legal obligations.
  
  
• In countries where FATCA was not implemented by local law, we intend to comply with FATCA while maintaining strict adherence to existing local banking and tax regulations.
  
  
• In countries where the automatic exchange of information in tax matters with the IRS is not permitted by local law, we will resolve the issue in a way that does not compromise Scotiabank’s overall status under FATCA as well as Scotiabank’s local legal status.