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Canada Life Insurance Company of Canada (The)

Profile highlights

9 badges
  • Group spans 3 directory continents

    Great-West Lifeco: 5 markets across 3 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

  • Part of a group

    Based on this profile’s recorded ownership data. Not an endorsement or a financial-strength rating.

  • Group listed in 5+ markets

    Great-West Lifeco: 5 markets across 3 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

  • Life

    Based on this profile’s recorded business data. Not an endorsement or a financial-strength rating.

  • Domestic private

    Based on this profile’s recorded ownership data. Not an endorsement or a financial-strength rating.

  • Group spans 3+ directory regions

    Great-West Lifeco: 5 markets across 3 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

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  • Internationally active insurance group

    Based on this profile’s recorded ownership data. Not an endorsement or a financial-strength rating.

  • Part of a listed group

    Based on this profile’s recorded ownership data. Not an endorsement or a financial-strength rating.

  • Listed in North America

    Based on this profile’s recorded location data. Not an endorsement or a financial-strength rating.

Badge criteria
LLifeDomestic privateIAIGGroup listedTSX: GWOVerified against the regulator register

Canadian-incorporated FRFI

Official sources

OSFI / provincial regulator profile

This directory holds no official website for Canada Life Insurance Company of Canada (The): the OSFI / provincial register does not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.

At a glance

Great-West Lifeco listed on
Toronto Stock ExchangeGWO
Class of business
LifeLong-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
Parent / group
Great-West LifecoLicensed in 5 countries, 11 entities in this directory.Ultimate parent Canada Life Assurance Company is an Internationally Active Insurance Group (IAIS register), supervised group-wide by Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada.
Ownership
Domestic privateOwned by domestic private shareholders with no cross-border parent.
Regulator
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (federal); AMF Quebec, FSRA Ontario, BCFSA and other provincial regulators for provincially incorporated insurers (OSFI / provincial)osfi-bsif.gc.ca
Local currency
CAD
Source basis
OSFI 'Who we regulate' open-data CSV, updated 3 Sep 2026 (open.canada.ca)
Country verification
Verified - full register · OSFI 'Who we regulate' open-data CSV, updated 3 Sep 2026 (open.canada.ca)
Identifiers
slug canada-canada-life-insurance-company-of-canada-the · row 3186/api/v1/insurers/canada-canada-life-insurance-company-of-canada-the.json