Corporate articles and by-laws
Corporate articles
Great-West Lifeco Inc. was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on November 8, 1979 as 94972 Canada Inc. Its name was changed to Great-West Lifeco Inc. and its capital structure was reorganized by Certificate of Amendment dated May 15, 1986. Its Articles of Incorporation, as further amended, were restated by Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated August 7, 1997.
Since August 7, 1997 further amendments to the Articles of Incorporation have been made. Those amendments which are still in effect are as follows:
- November 6, 1997 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - Class A Preferred Shares, Series 1Opens in a new window
- September 9, 1998 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - Common Shares Two-for-One SplitOpens in a new window
- March 3, 1999 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series DOpens in a new window
- July 7, 2003 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series E and First Preferred Shares Series FOpens in a new window
- September 9, 2004 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series GOpens in a new window
- September 24, 2004 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - Common Shares Two-for-One Split effective October 6, 2004Opens in a new window
- August 8, 2005 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series HOpens in a new window
- April 5, 2006 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series IOpens in a new window
- November 24, 2008 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series J and First Preferred Shares Series KOpens in a new window
- September 29, 2009 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series LOpens in a new window
- March 1, 2010 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series MOpens in a new window
- November 18, 2010 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series NOpens in a new window
- February 17, 2012 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series POpens in a new window
- June 29, 2012 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series QOpens in a new window
- October 4, 2012 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series ROpens in a new window
- May 16, 2014 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series SOpens in a new window
- May 15, 2017 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series TOpens in a new window
- August 11, 2021 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series UOpens in a new window
- October 5, 2021 - Certificate and Articles of Amendment - First Preferred Shares Series YOpens in a new window
- May 10, 2023 – Certificate and Articles of Amendment – Increase in number of directors from 18 to 19Opens in a new window
- May 8, 2025 – Certificate and Articles of Amendment – Common Share DividendsOpens in a new window