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Invested Assets and Investment Income - Investment Income (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | $ 109 | $ (304)
Rental income from investment properties | 859 | 840
Total investment income (loss) | 20,459 | 19,318
Investment income | 18,249 | 16,180
Investment expenses | (1,348) | (1,297)
Net investment income (loss) | 19,111 | 18,021
Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 2,210 | 3,138
Interest income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 13,761 | 12,802
Dividends, rental income and other income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 3,719 | 3,318
Impairment loss, net |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 109 | 304
Other |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 660 | 364
Cash and short-term securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 979 | 837
Gains (losses) | 72 | 10
Debt securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 8,099 | 7,677
Gains (losses) | (1,665) | 414
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 92 | (4)
Debt securities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (1,857) | 430
Public equities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | 4,324 | 2,255
Dividend income | 814 | 625
Public equities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 4,178 | 2,157
Mortgages |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 2,404 | 2,290
Gains (losses) | (128) | 99
Impairment loss, net | 105 | (150)
Mortgages | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (151) | 99
Private placements |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 2,509 | 2,318
Gains (losses) | 309 | 375
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | (47) | (72)
Private placements | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 235 | 375
Loans to Bank clients |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 176 | 201
Impairment loss, net | (3) | (3)
Real estate |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | (596) | (1,286)
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
Rental income from investment properties | 460 | 496
Real estate | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (592) | (1,289)
Derivatives |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | (438) | (561)
Gains (losses) | (675) | 1,147
Derivatives | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (859) | 875
Other invested assets |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 32 | 40
Gains (losses) | 1,229 | 488
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | (38) | (75)
Timber, agriculture and other income | 2,445 | 2,197
Other invested assets | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 1,256 | 491
FVTPL |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Total investment income (loss) | 7,071 | 6,576
Investment income | 2,665 | 2,788
FVTPL | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 4,406 | 3,788
FVTPL | Interest income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | (178) | (332)
FVTPL | Dividends, rental income and other income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 2,489 | 2,822
FVTPL | Impairment loss, net |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 0 | 74
FVTPL | Other |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 354 | 372
FVTPL | Cash and short-term securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 1 | 0
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
FVTPL | Debt securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 156 | 212
Gains (losses) | (44) | 152
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
FVTPL | Debt securities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (45) | 153
FVTPL | Public equities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | 4,324 | 2,255
Dividend income | 814 | 625
FVTPL | Public equities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 4,178 | 2,157
FVTPL | Mortgages |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 47 | 0
Gains (losses) | 32 | 99
Impairment loss, net | 0 | 0
FVTPL | Mortgages | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 32 | 99
FVTPL | Private placements |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 36 | 0
Gains (losses) | 25 | 20
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
FVTPL | Private placements | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 25 | 20
FVTPL | Loans to Bank clients |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 0 | 0
Impairment loss, net | 0 | 0
FVTPL | Real estate |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
Rental income from investment properties | 0 | 0
FVTPL | Real estate | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
FVTPL | Derivatives |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | (438) | (561)
Gains (losses) | (675) | 1,147
FVTPL | Derivatives | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (859) | 875
FVTPL | Other invested assets |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 20 | 17
Gains (losses) | 1,098 | 487
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | (74)
Timber, agriculture and other income | 1,675 | 2,197
FVTPL | Other invested assets | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 1,075 | 484
FVOCI |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Total investment income (loss) | 11,299 | 13,456
Investment income | 13,030 | 12,817
FVOCI | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (1,731) | 639
FVOCI | Interest income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 12,580 | 12,905
FVOCI | Dividends, rental income and other income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Impairment loss, net |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 141 | 76
FVOCI | Other |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 309 | (12)
FVOCI | Cash and short-term securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 978 | 837
Gains (losses) | 72 | 10
FVOCI | Debt securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 7,914 | 7,437
Gains (losses) | (1,621) | 262
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 92 | (4)
FVOCI | Debt securities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (1,812) | 277
FVOCI | Public equities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Dividend income | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Public equities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Mortgages |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 1,203 | 2,290
Gains (losses) | (165) | 0
Impairment loss, net | 104 | 0
FVOCI | Mortgages | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (188) | 0
FVOCI | Private placements |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 2,473 | 2,318
Gains (losses) | 284 | 355
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | (47) | (72)
FVOCI | Private placements | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 210 | 355
FVOCI | Loans to Bank clients |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 0 | 0
Impairment loss, net | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Real estate |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
Rental income from investment properties | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Real estate | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Derivatives |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 0 | 0
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Derivatives | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Other invested assets |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 12 | 23
Gains (losses) | 8 | 0
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | (8) | 0
Timber, agriculture and other income | 0 | 0
FVOCI | Other invested assets | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 59 | 7
Other invested assets |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Total investment income (loss) | 2,089 | (714)
Investment income | 2,554 | 575
Other invested assets | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (465) | (1,289)
Other invested assets | Interest income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 1,359 | 229
Other invested assets | Dividends, rental income and other income |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | 1,230 | 496
Other invested assets | Impairment loss, net |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | (32) | 154
Other invested assets | Other |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Investment income | (3) | 4
Other invested assets | Cash and short-term securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 0 | 0
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Debt securities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 29 | 28
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Debt securities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Public equities |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Dividend income | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Public equities | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Mortgages |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 1,154 | 0
Gains (losses) | 5 | 0
Impairment loss, net | 1 | (150)
Other invested assets | Mortgages | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 5 | 0
Other invested assets | Private placements |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 0 | 0
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Private placements | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Loans to Bank clients |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 176 | 201
Impairment loss, net | (3) | (3)
Other invested assets | Real estate |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Gains (losses) | (596) | (1,286)
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | 0 | 0
Rental income from investment properties | 460 | 496
Other invested assets | Real estate | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | (592) | (1,289)
Other invested assets | Derivatives |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 0 | 0
Gains (losses) | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Derivatives | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | 0 | 0
Other invested assets | Other invested assets |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Interest income | 0 | 0
Gains (losses) | 123 | 1
Impairment (loss) / recovery, net | (30) | (1)
Timber, agriculture and other income | 770 | 0
Other invested assets | Other invested assets | Insurance and Investment Contract |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on assets supporting insurance and investment contract liabilities | $ 122 | $ 0

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