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| Type | Subsidiary of (Manulife) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Charles Guay (President & CEO) |
| Products | Insurance |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
| Parent | Manulife |
| Website | https://www.manulife.ca/for-you/sl-transition.html |
The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada (also known as Standard Life) was an investment, retirement and financial protection company and is now part of Manulife Financial. [1]
Standard Life first established a presence in Canada through John George Irvine, who took an agency in Quebec in 1834. [2] Spencer Campbell Thomson, son of the manager of the Standard Life Assurance Company, visited Canada in 1882 and approved a new Canadian head office in St James Street. [3]
On January 30, 2015, the Canadian operations of Standard Life plc joined Manulife. [1]
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