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Subsidiaries - Summary of Directly and Indirectly Held Major Operating Subsidiaries (Detail) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 CAD ($)
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Equity Interest | $ 63,379
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Leading Canadian-based financial services company that offers a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Holdings (Alberta) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Holdings (Alberta) Limited
Equity Interest | $ 23,967
Address | Calgary, Canada
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Financial Corporation [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Financial Corporation
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
The Manufacturers Investment Corporation [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | The Manufacturers Investment Corporation
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Reassurance Company Ltd. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Reassurance Company Ltd.
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Captive insurance subsidiary that provides life, annuity and long-term care reinsurance to affiliates
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | U.S. life insurance company licensed in all states, except New York
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Financial Network, Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Financial Network, Inc.
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Financial services distribution organization
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Investment Management LLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Investment Management LLC
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Investment advisor
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Broker-dealer
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Investment advisor
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc.
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Manager of globally diversified timberland and agricultural portfolios
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York
Address | New York, U.S.A.
Description | U.S. life insurance company licensed in New York
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Investment advisor for open-end mutual funds
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | U.S. life insurance company licensed in all states
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Distributors, LLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Distributors LLC
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Broker-dealer
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
John Hancock Insurance Agency, Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | John Hancock Insurance Agency, Inc.
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Insurance agency
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Reinsurance Limited [member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Reinsurance Limited
Address | Hamilton, Bermuda
Description | Provides life and financial reinsurance to affiliates
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Reinsurance (Bermuda) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Reinsurance (Bermuda) Limited
Address | Hamilton, Bermuda
Description | Provides life and annuity reinsurance to affiliates
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Bank of Canada [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Bank of Canada
Equity Interest | $ 1,686
Address | Waterloo, Canada
Description | Provides integrated banking products and service options not available from an insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management Holdings Canada Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management Holdings (Canada) Inc.
Equity Interest | $ 945
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management Limited
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Provides investment counseling, portfolio and mutual fund management in Canada
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
First North American Insurance Company [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | First North American Insurance Company
Equity Interest | $ 8
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Property and casualty insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
NAL Resources Management Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | NAL Resources Management Limited
Address | Calgary, Canada
Description | Management company for oil and gas properties
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Resources Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Resources Limited
Equity Interest | $ 20
Address | Calgary, Canada
Description | Holds oil and gas properties
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Property Limited Partnership [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Property Limited Partnership
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Holds oil and gas royalties
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Property Limited Partnership II [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Property Limited Partnership II
Equity Interest | $ 479
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Holds oil and gas royalties and foreign bonds and equities
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Western Holdings Limited Partnership [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Western Holdings Limited Partnership
Address | Calgary, Canada
Description | Holds oil and gas properties
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Securities Investment Services Inc.
Equity Interest | $ 76
Address | Oakville, Canada
Description | Mutual fund dealer for Canadian operations
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Holdings (Bermuda) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Holdings (Bermuda) Limited
Equity Interest | $ 21,794
Address | Hamilton, Bermuda
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manufacturers P & C Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manufacturers P&C Limited
Address | St. Michael, Barbados
Description | Provides property and casualty reinsurance
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Financial Asia Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Financial Asia Limited
Address | Hong Kong, China
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife (Cambodia) PLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife (Cambodia) PLC
Address | Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Myanmar Life Insurance Company Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Myanmar Life Insurance Company Limited
Address | Yangon, Myanmar
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manufacturers Life Reinsurance Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manufacturers Life Reinsurance Limited
Address | St. Michael, Barbados
Description | Provides life and annuity reinsurance to affiliates
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife (Vietnam) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife (Vietnam) Limited
Address | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Fund Management (Vietnam) Company Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Fund Management (Vietnam) Company Limited
Address | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Description | Fund management company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife International Holdings Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife International Holdings Limited
Address | Hong Kong, China
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife (International) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife (International) Limited
Address | Hong Kong, China
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance Co. Ltd. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (51%)
Address | Shanghai, China
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management International Holdings Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management International Holdings Limited
Address | Hong Kong, China
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Address | Hong Kong, China
Description | Investment management and advisory company marketing mutual funds
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (Taiwan) Co., Ltd. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
Address | Taipei, Taiwan (China)
Description | Asset management company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Life Insurance Company (Japan) [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Life Insurance Company (Japan)
Address | Tokyo, Japan
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (Japan) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (Japan) Limited
Address | Tokyo, Japan
Description | Investment management and advisory company and mutual fund business
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Insurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Insurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited (85.6%)
Address | Bangkok, Thailand
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Asset Management (Thailand) Company Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Asset Management (Thailand) Company Limited (93.5%)
Address | Bangkok, Thailand
Description | Investment management company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Holdings Berhad [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Holdings Berhad (60.2%)
Address | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Description | Holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Insurance Berhad [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Insurance Berhad (60.2%)
Address | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (Malaysia) Bhd [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (Malaysia) Bhd (60.2%)
Address | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Description | Asset management company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Address | Singapore
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Address | Singapore
Description | Asset management company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.) Inc. [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc.
Address | Makati City, Philippines
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Chinabank Life Assurance Corporation [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Chinabank Life Assurance Corporation (60%)
Address | Makati City, Philippines
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia
Address | Jakarta, Indonesia
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia
Address | Jakarta, Indonesia
Description | Investment management and investment advisor
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited
Equity Interest | $ 37
Address | London, England
Description | Investment management company for Manulife Financial’s international funds
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Assurance Company of Canada [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Assurance Company of Canada
Equity Interest | $ 71
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Life insurance company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
EIS Services Bermuda Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | EIS Services (Bermuda) Limited
Equity Interest | $ 1,064
Address | Hamilton, Bermuda
Description | Investment holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Berkshire Insurance Services Inc [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Berkshire Insurance Services Inc.
Equity Interest | $ 1,726
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Investment holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
JH Investments (Delaware) LLC [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | JH Investments (Delaware), LLC
Address | Boston, U.S.A.
Description | Investment holding company
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Securities Incorporated [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Securities Incorporated
Equity Interest | $ 133
Address | Oakville, Canada
Description | Investment dealer
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%
Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited [Member] |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [Line Items] |
Name of subsidiary | Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited
Equity Interest | $ 5
Address | Toronto, Canada
Description | Investment advisor
Percentage of ownership interest in subsidiary | 100.00%
Percentage of voting rights held in subsidiary | 100.00%

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