| Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada | |
| Type: | Subsidiary of (Manulife) |
| Foundation: | 1833 |
| Defunct: | 2016 |
| Location: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Key People: | Charles Guay (President & CEO) |
| Industry: | Financial services |
| Products: | Insurance |
| Num Employees: | 2,000 |
| Parent: | Manulife |
| Homepage: | 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]