Standard Life (Canada)
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The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada (also known as Standard Life) was an investment, retirement and financial protection company that is now part of Manulife.[1]
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| Industry | Financial services |
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| Founded | 1833 |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate | Became part of Manulife |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Products | Insurance |
History
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 on St. James Street in Montreal.[3]
On January 30, 2015, the Canadian operations of Standard Life plc joined Manulife.[1]