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Insurance Contract Liabilities and Investment Contract Liabilities - Investment Contract Liabilities (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | $ 3,189 | $ 3,116
Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 5 | 5
Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 271 | 260
Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 2,725 | 2,651
Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 188 | 200
Investment contract liabilities with DPF |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 497 | 502
Investment contract liabilities without DPF | Measured at amortized cost |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 2,690 | 2,612
Investment contract liabilities without DPF | Measured at fair value |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 2 | 2
Canada |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 2,690 | 2,612
Canada | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 0 | 0
Canada | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 0 | 0
Canada | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 2,690 | 2,612
Canada | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 0 | 0
SLF Asia |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 457 | 458
SLF Asia | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 0 | 0
SLF Asia | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 269 | 258
SLF Asia | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 0 | 0
SLF Asia | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 188 | 200
Corporate |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 42 | 46
Corporate | Individual participating life |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 5 | 5
Corporate | Individual non-participating life and health |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 2 | 2
Corporate | Individual annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | 35 | 39
Corporate | Group annuities |  |
Disclosure of financial liabilities [line items] |  |
Investment contracts liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0

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