The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada (also known as Standard Life) was an investment,

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and financial protection company and is now part of Manulife Financial.

History

Standard Life first established a presence in Canada through John George Irvine, who took an agency in Quebec in 1834.

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, 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.Moss 2000, p.128 On January 30, 2015, the Canadian operations of Standard Life plc joined

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*{{Official website Defunct insurance companies of Canada Companies based in Montreal Financial services companies established in 1833 Financial services companies disestablished in 2016 1833 establishments in Canada 2016 mergers and acquisitions 2016 disestablishments in Quebec