Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Corporation

Manulife Financial Corporation / Société Financière Manuvie / Roy Gori, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: Manulife Financial Corporation / Société Financière Manuvie
Responsible Officer Name: Roy Gori, President and Chief Executive Officer 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-08-18
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 934166-5142

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 216

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 58

Version 3 of 48 (2006-09-14 to 2007-04-11)

Version 3 of 48 (2006-09-14 to 2007-04-11) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Information about Responsible Officer and Corporation

Corporation: Manulife Financial Corporation / Société Financière Manuvie
200 Bloor Street East, NT10,
Toronto, ON  M4W 1E5
Canada
Telephone number: 416-926-5896
Fax number: 416-926-5657  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Dominic D'Alessandro, President and Chief Executive Officer  
Description of activities: Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group operating in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and most of Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services.
 
Parent: The corporation is not a subsidiary of any other parent corporations.
Coalition The corporation is not a member of a coalition.
Subsidiary: Elliott & Page Limited
200 Bloor Street East
Toronto, ON
Canada M4W 1E5

John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA
United States of America 02116

John Hancock Life Insurance Company
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA
United States of America 02116

John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)
38500 Woodward Avenue
Suite 250
Bloomfield Hills, MI
United States of America 48304

Manulife (International) Limited
Canon's Court
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM12
Bermuda

Manulife Bank of Canada
500 King Street North
Waterloo, ON
Canada N2J 4C6

Manulife Life Insurance Company
4-34-1, Kokuryo-Cho,
Chofu-Shi
Tokyo 182-8621
Japan

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
200 Bloor Street East
Toronto, ON
Canada M4W 1E5

Other direct interests The corporation's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the corporation funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Corporation

Name: Victor Apps
Position title: Senior Executive Vice President and General Manager - Asia
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Diane Bean
Position title: Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Human Resources
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Jean-Paul Bisnaire
Position title: Senior Executive Vice President, Business Development, General Counsel and Internal Audit
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Murray Coolican
Position title: Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Dominic D'Alessandro
Position title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Bruce Gordon
Position title: Senior Executive Vice President and General Manager - Canada
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Donald Guloien
Position title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Michael Landry
Position title: Vice President, Corporate Development
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Peter Rubenovitch
Position title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Competition Tribunal (CT), Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Members of House of Commons and Senate and House and Senate Committees and their Staff, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI), Privy Council Office (PCO), Revenue Canada (RC), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Constitutional Issues, Consumer Issues, Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Health, Immigration, Industry, Internal Trade, International Relations, International Trade, Labour, Taxation and Finance
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: Communications in respect of the 2006 review of federal financial institutions legislation and other matters related to federal financial services law, regulation and policy, including without limitation with respect to the implementation of the bills, regulations and policies identified in this section. Matters related to domestic public policy, international and internal trade, taxation and finance, intellectual property, accounting standards and other matters affecting the Company both domestically and internationally.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Communications in respect of federal financial institutions legislation and other matters relating to federal financial services law, regulation and policy, including without limitation with respect to the implementation of the bills, regulations and policies identified in this section. Membership on North American Competitiveness Council which has a mandate to provide governments with recommendations on broad issues such as border facilitation and regulation. Matters relating to domestic public policy, international and internal trade, taxation and finance, intellectual property, accounting standards and other matters that may affect the Company both domestically and internationally.
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Bill or Resolution Bill C-37 - An Act To Amend the Law Governing Financial Institutions;
Bill or Resolution Bill C-55 - An Act to Amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other acts;
Policy or Program MCCSR - Draft revision of Chapter 9 - Capital Requirement for Segregated Fund Guarantees;
Regulation Regulations to be promulgated under Bill C-57




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