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Invested Assets and Investment Income - Carrying Values and Fair Values of Invested Assets (Details) - CAD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | $ 25,789 | $ 20,338 | $ 19,153
Debt securities | 210,621 | 212,149 |
Public equities | 33,725 | 25,531 |
Mortgages | 54,447 | 52,421 |
Private placements | 49,668 | 45,606 |
Loans to Bank clients | 2,310 | 2,436 |
Real estate | 13,263 | 13,049 |
Other invested assets | 52,674 | 45,680 |
Total invested assets | 442,497 | 417,210 |
Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 25,789 | 20,338 |
Debt securities | 1,266 | 1,294 |
Public equities | 0 | 0 |
Mortgages | 4,741 | 3,363 |
Private placements | 1,534 | 1,418 |
Loans to Bank clients | 47 | 39 |
Total invested assets | 41,607 | 35,105 |
Not later than ninety days |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 145 | 1,413 |
Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 25,789 | 20,338 |
Public equities | 33,725 | 25,531 |
Mortgages | 54,812 | 52,310 |
Private placements | 49,668 | 45,606 |
Loans to Bank clients | 2,285 | 2,411 |
Total invested assets | 443,485 | 417,704 |
Canadian government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 19,727 | 20,988 |
Canadian government and agency | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 543 | 657 |
Canadian government and agency | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 19,727 | 20,988 |
U.S. government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 28,654 | 28,478 |
U.S. government and agency | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 644 | 297 |
U.S. government and agency | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 28,366 | 28,251 |
Other government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 35,470 | 30,666 |
Other government and agency | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 372 | 412 |
Other government and agency | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 35,470 | 30,666 |
Corporate |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 124,962 | 130,046 |
Corporate | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 7,810 | 8,475 |
Corporate | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 124,762 | 129,899 |
Mortgage / asset-backed securities |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,808 | 1,971 |
Mortgage / asset-backed securities | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 60 | 106 |
Mortgage / asset-backed securities | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,808 | 1,971 |
Own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 2,674 | 2,591 |
Own use property | Accumulated depreciation |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | (65) | (57) |
Own use property | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Own use property | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 2,798 | 2,716 |
Own use property | Total fair value | Insurance contracts with direct participating features |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 2,500 | 2,430 |
Own use property | Carrying amount | Insurance contracts with direct participating features |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 174 | 161 |
Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 10,589 | 10,458 |
Investment property | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Investment property | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 10,589 | 10,458 |
Alternative long-duration assets |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 47,863 | 41,434 |
Alternative long-duration assets | Private equity investments |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Carrying value | 18,343 | 15,445 |
Alternative long-duration assets | Infrastructure |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Carrying value | 17,804 | 14,950 |
Alternative long-duration assets | Timber and agriculture |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Carrying value | 5,917 | 5,719 |
Alternative long-duration assets | Energy |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Carrying value | 1,916 | 1,859 |
Alternative long-duration assets | Various other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Carrying value | 3,883 | 3,461 |
Alternative long-duration assets | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 67 | 0 |
Alternative long-duration assets | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 48,875 | 42,313 |
Various other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 4,811 | 4,246 |
Various other | Less than 1 year |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 0 | 0 |
Various other | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 4,811 | 4,246 |
SPPI Nonqualifying | Total fair value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Private placements | 132 | 115 |
Other invested assets | 547 | 539 |
Change in the fair value of invested assets | 25 | 49 |
Cash, cash equivalents and short term securities |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Short-term securities | 10,121 | 6,162 |
Cash equivalents | 9,813 | 7,832 |
Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Leveraged leases | 4,300 | 3,790 |
FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 25 | 1 |
Public equities | 33,725 | 25,531 |
Mortgages | 1,239 | 1,055 |
Private placements | 866 | 654 |
Loans to Bank clients | 0 | 0 |
Total invested assets | 74,289 | 62,038 |
FVTPL | Canadian government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,056 | 1,219 |
FVTPL | U.S. government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 58 | 1,303 |
FVTPL | Other government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 68 | 90 |
FVTPL | Corporate |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 2,761 | 2,372 |
FVTPL | Mortgage / asset-backed securities |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 17 | 16 |
FVTPL | Own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
FVTPL | Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
FVTPL | Alternative long-duration assets |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 34,334 | 29,671 |
FVTPL | Various other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 140 | 126 |
FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 19,909 | 13,993 |
Public equities | 0 | 0 |
Mortgages | 28,792 | 28,473 |
Private placements | 48,802 | 44,952 |
Loans to Bank clients | 0 | 0 |
Total invested assets | 303,058 | 293,555 |
FVOCI | Canadian government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 18,671 | 19,769 |
FVOCI | U.S. government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 27,628 | 26,287 |
FVOCI | Other government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 35,402 | 30,576 |
FVOCI | Corporate |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 121,674 | 127,190 |
FVOCI | Mortgage / asset-backed securities |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,791 | 1,955 |
FVOCI | Own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
FVOCI | Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
FVOCI | Alternative long-duration assets |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 389 | 360 |
FVOCI | Various other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 0 | 0 |
Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 5,855 | 6,344 |
Public equities | 0 | 0 |
Mortgages | 24,416 | 22,893 |
Private placements | 0 | 0 |
Loans to Bank clients | 2,310 | 2,436 |
Total invested assets | 65,150 | 61,617 |
Other | Canadian government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Other | U.S. government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 968 | 888 |
Other | Other government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Other | Corporate |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 527 | 484 |
Other | Mortgage / asset-backed securities |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Other | Own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 2,674 | 2,591 |
Other | Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 10,589 | 10,458 |
Other | Alternative long-duration assets |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 13,140 | 11,403 |
Other | Various other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | $ 4,671 | $ 4,120 |

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