40-17F2

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-17f-2

Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar

Investments in the Custody of

Management Investment Companies

Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]

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1. Investment Company Act File Number: 04146						Date examination completed:
811-						12-31-2022
2. State identification Number:



	AL	AK	AZ	AR		CA	CO

	CT	DE	DC	FL		GA	HI

	ID	IL	IN	IA		KS	KY

	LA	ME	MD	MA		MI	MN

	MS	MO	MT	NE		NV	NH

	NJ	NM	NY	NC		ND	OH

	OK	OR	PA	RI		SC	SD

	TN	TX	UT	VT		VA	WA

	WV	WI	WY	PUERTO RICO

	Other (specify):

3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:
				John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust

4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip code):					197 Clarendon Street
					197 Clarendon Street
					Boston, MA 02116

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This Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of securities or similar investments.

Investment Company

1.All items must be completed by the investment company.

2.Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company.

Accountant

3.Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission's principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company's principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable.

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Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the

Investment Company Act of 1940

We, as members of management of the portfolios listed in Appendix A, each a series of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust, (hereafter individually referred to as the "Portfolio"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies, of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of December 31, 2022, and from April 30, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

Based on this evaluation, we assert that each Portfolio was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of December 31, 2022, and from April 30, 2022 through December 31, 2022, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of each Portfolio.

By:	/s/ Salvatore Schiavone

	Salvatore Schiavone
	Treasurer

	Title
	2/8/2023

	Date

/s/ Charles Rizzo

Charles Rizzo

CFO

Title

2/8/2023

Date

200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

	Appendix A
12.31 Year End

Trust		Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Lifestyle Balanced Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Lifestyle Conservative
		Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Lifestyle Growth Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Lifestyle Moderate Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Managed Volatility Balanced
		Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Managed Volatility
		Conservative Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Managed Volatility Growth
		Portfolio
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust		John Hancock Managed Volatility Moderate
		Portfolio

200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

Report of Independent Accountants

To the Board of Trustees and Management of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust

We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that each series of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (as set forth in the attached Schedule of Portfolios) (hereafter individually referred to as the "Portfolio", collectively the "Portfolios") complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of December 31, 2022. The Portfolio's management is responsible for its assertion and each Portfolio's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about each Portfolio's compliance with the specified requirements based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether management's assertion about compliance with the specified requirements is fairly stated, in all material respects, and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about each Portfolio's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of December 31, 2022, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from April 30, 2022 (the date of our last examination), through December 31, 2022:

-Confirmation of securities (the number of shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds) owned by each Portfolio and held by Variable Products and Annuities, a division of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, USA, a transfer agent that uses the book entry method of accounting for shares;

-Reconciliation of all such securities (shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds) to the books and records of each Portfolio and John Hancock Life Insurance Company, USA; and,

-Agreement of a sample of purchases of shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds and a sample of security sales of shares of beneficial interest of the underlying funds by each Portfolio as set forth in the attached Schedule of Portfolios since our last report from the books and records of each Portfolio to confirmations received from John Hancock Life Insurance Company, USA.

We believe that our examination provides, and that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide, a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on each Portfolio's compliance with the specified requirements.

We are required to be independent and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with relevant ethical requirements related to the engagement.

In our opinion, management's assertion that each of the series of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (as set forth in the attached Schedule of Portfolios) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and

(c)of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of December 31, 2022 with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Company is fairly stated, in all material respects.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Portfolios and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than the specified parties.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts February 8, 2023

Schedule of Portfolios

Trust	Portfolio	Exam Period	Number of Security	Number of Security
			Purchases Sampled	Sales Sampled
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock Lifestyle	April 30, 2022 –	5	5
Insurance Trust	Balanced Portfolio	December 31, 2022
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock Lifestyle	April 30, 2022 –	8	8
Insurance Trust	Conservative Portfolio	December 31, 2022
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock Lifestyle	April 30, 2022 –	5	5
Insurance Trust	Growth Portfolio	December 31, 2022
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock Lifestyle	April 30, 2022 –	8	8
Insurance Trust	Moderate Portfolio	December 31, 2022
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock	April 30, 2022 –	8	8
Insurance Trust	Managed Volatility	December 31, 2022
	Balanced Portfolio
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock	April 30, 2022 –	8	8
Insurance Trust	Managed Volatility	December 31, 2022
	Conservative Portfolio
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock	April 30, 2022 –	8	8
Insurance Trust	Managed Volatility	December 31, 2022
	Growth Portfolio
John Hancock Variable	John Hancock	April 30, 2022 –	8	8
Insurance Trust	Managed Volatility	December 31, 2022
	Moderate Portfolio