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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-242448
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	F-X
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230926
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230926
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20230926

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001086888
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				889897526
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-X
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274698
		FILM NUMBER:		231280419

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST, NT-10
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M4W1E5
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-926-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BLOOR ST EAST, NT-10
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M4W1E5

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BNY Trust Co of Canada
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001593005
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			Z4
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		F-X

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		320 BAY STREET
		STREET 2:		11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 4A6
		BUSINESS PHONE:		416-933-8500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		320 BAY STREET
		STREET 2:		11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5H 4A6
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name of issuer or person filing (&#147;Filer&#148;): <B>BNY Trust Company of Canada</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name of Registrant:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Manulife Financial Corporation</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">F-10</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Manulife Financial Corporation</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>September&nbsp;26, 2023 (concurrently with Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">F-10)</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Filer is incorporated or organized under the laws of Canada and has its principal place of business at</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>BNY Trust Company of Canada, 1 York Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J
0B6</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Email: <U>csmtoronto@bnymellon.com</U>; Tel:
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">416-933-8500.</FONT></FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Bank of New York Mellon </B>(&#147;Agent&#148;)
located at</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>240 Greenwich Street, Floor 7E</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>New York,
NY 10286</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, tel: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(212)&nbsp;815-3697</FONT></B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">any civil suit or action brought against the Filer or to which the Filer has been joined as defendant or respondent, in any appropriate court in any place subject to the jurisdiction of any state or of the United States or of any of
its territories or possessions or of the District of Columbia, where the investigation, proceeding or cause of action arises out of or relates to or concerns the securities in relation to which the Filer acts as trustee pursuant to an exemption
under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10a-5</FONT> under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The Filer stipulates and agrees that any such civil suit or action or administrative proceeding may be commenced by the service of process
upon, and that service of an administrative subpoena shall be effected by service upon such agent for service of process, and that the service as aforesaid shall be taken and held in all courts and administrative tribunals to be valid and binding as
if personal service thereof had been made.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Filer stipulates and agrees to appoint a successor agent for service of process and file an amended Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">F-X</FONT> if the Filer discharges the Agent or the Agent is unwilling or unable to accept
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Filer further undertakes to advise the Commission promptly of any change to the Agent&#146;s name or address during the applicable period by amendment of this form, referencing the file number of the Form <BR><FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Filer undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating
to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;F-10,</FONT> the securities to which the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">F-10</FONT> relates and the transactions in such securities.</TD></TR>
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agreement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario on this 20th day of September, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Bhawna Dhayal</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Bank of New York Mellon</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Agent for Service of Process of BNY Trust Company of Canada in the United States</P></TD></TR>
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