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Invested Assets and Investment Income - Fair Values and the Fair Value Hierarchy of Invested Assets and Segregated Funds Net Assets Measured at Fair Value (Details) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2024 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 CAD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 CAD ($)
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Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | $ 25,789 | $ 20,338 | $ 19,153
Debt securities | 210,621 | 212,149 |
Private placements | 49,668 | 45,606 |
Mortgages | 54,447 | 52,421 |
Public equities | 33,725 | 25,531 |
Real estate | 13,263 | 13,049 |
Other invested assets | 52,674 | 45,680 |
Segregated funds net assets | 435,988 | 377,544 |
Total assets | 835,959 | 755,864 |
Net asset value |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | $ 31,435 | $ 27,532 |
Bottom of range | Power and Infrastructure Investments | Discount rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.0742 | 0.0735 |
Bottom of range | Timberland | Discount rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.0325 | 0.0400 |
Top of range | Power and Infrastructure Investments | Discount rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.2000 | 0.1560 |
Top of range | Timberland | Discount rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.0625 | 0.0700 |
Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | $ 38,543 | $ 33,653 |
FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 19,909 | 13,993 |
Private placements | 48,802 | 44,952 |
Mortgages | 28,792 | 28,473 |
Public equities | 0 | 0 |
FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 25 | 1 |
Private placements | 866 | 654 |
Mortgages | 1,239 | 1,055 |
Public equities | 33,725 | 25,531 |
Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 5,855 | 6,343 |
Canadian government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 19,727 | 20,988 |
Canadian government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 18,671 | 19,769 |
Canadian government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,056 | 1,219 |
U.S. government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 28,654 | 28,478 |
U.S. government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 27,628 | 26,287 |
U.S. government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 58 | 1,303 |
Other government and agency |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 35,470 | 30,666 |
Other government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 35,402 | 30,576 |
Other government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 68 | 90 |
Corporate |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 124,962 | 130,046 |
Corporate | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 121,674 | 127,190 |
Corporate | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 2,761 | 2,372 |
Residential mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 5 | 6 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 270 | 370 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 2 | 1 |
Other securitized assets | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,516 | 1,579 |
Other securitized assets | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 15 | 15 |
Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 10,589 | 10,458 |
Investment property | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Investment property | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Real estate - own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | $ 2,500 | $ 2,430 |
Real Estate Properties | Bottom of range | Capitalisation rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.0310 | 0.0272 |
Real Estate Properties | Bottom of range | Terminal capitalization rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.0310 | 0.0300 |
Real Estate Properties | Bottom of range | Discount rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.0360 | 0.0320 |
Real Estate Properties | Top of range | Capitalisation rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.0950 | 0.1075 |
Real Estate Properties | Top of range | Terminal capitalization rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.1000 | 0.1000 |
Real Estate Properties | Top of range | Discount rate, measurement input |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Percentage of probability of default of financial instrument | 0.1375 | 0.1400 |
Level 1 |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Segregated funds net assets | $ 399,043 | $ 343,061 |
Total assets | 438,625 | 374,895 |
Level 1 | Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 77 | 68 |
Level 1 | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 0 | 0 |
Private placements | 0 | 0 |
Mortgages | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 0 | 0 |
Private placements | 0 | 0 |
Mortgages | 0 | 0 |
Public equities | 33,650 | 25,423 |
Level 1 | Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 5,855 | 6,343 |
Level 1 | Canadian government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Canadian government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | U.S. government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | U.S. government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Other government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Other government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Corporate | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Corporate | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Residential mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Other securitized assets | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Other securitized assets | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Level 1 | Real estate - own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Segregated funds net assets | 33,611 | 30,991 |
Total assets | 303,460 | 293,412 |
Level 2 | Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 19,909 | 13,993 |
Private placements | 40,038 | 37,270 |
Mortgages | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 25 | 1 |
Private placements | 730 | 575 |
Mortgages | 0 | 0 |
Public equities | 75 | 67 |
Level 2 | Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | Canadian government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 18,671 | 19,769 |
Level 2 | Canadian government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,056 | 1,219 |
Level 2 | U.S. government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 27,628 | 26,287 |
Level 2 | U.S. government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 58 | 1,303 |
Level 2 | Other government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 35,392 | 30,566 |
Level 2 | Other government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 68 | 90 |
Level 2 | Corporate | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 121,630 | 126,959 |
Level 2 | Corporate | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 2,761 | 2,372 |
Level 2 | Residential mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 5 | 6 |
Level 2 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 270 | 370 |
Level 2 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 2 | 1 |
Level 2 | Other securitized assets | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 1,516 | 1,558 |
Level 2 | Other securitized assets | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 15 | 15 |
Level 2 | Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Level 2 | Real estate - own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Segregated funds net assets | 3,334 | 3,492 |
Total assets | 93,874 | 87,557 |
Level 3 | Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Other invested assets | 38,466 | 33,585 |
Level 3 | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 0 | 0 |
Private placements | 8,764 | 7,682 |
Mortgages | 28,792 | 28,473 |
Level 3 | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 0 | 0 |
Private placements | 136 | 79 |
Mortgages | 1,239 | 1,055 |
Public equities | 0 | 41 |
Level 3 | Other |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Cash and short-term securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Canadian government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Canadian government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | U.S. government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | U.S. government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Other government and agency | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 10 | 10 |
Level 3 | Other government and agency | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Corporate | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 44 | 231 |
Level 3 | Corporate | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Residential mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Commercial mortgage-backed securities | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Other securitized assets | FVOCI |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 21 |
Level 3 | Other securitized assets | FVTPL |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Debt securities | 0 | 0 |
Level 3 | Investment property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | 10,589 | 10,458 |
Level 3 | Real estate - own use property |  |  |
Disclosure of financial assets [line items] |  |  |
Real estate | $ 2,500 | $ 2,430 |

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