Betsy Anne Seel
Assistant Secretary
John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust
601 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210-2805
(617) 663-2166
bseel@jhancock.com
January 27, 2017
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100F Street, NE
Washington DC 20549
Re: Money Market Trust (the “Fund”) a series of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”)
Preliminary Proxy Materials on Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Fund, File No. 811-04146
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the Fund, we transmit herewith for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-6(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Fund’s preliminary proxy statement (the “Proxy Materials”) relating to a special meeting of shareholders of the Fund to be held on April 11, 2017. It is anticipated that the Proxy Materials will be first sent to the Fund’s shareholders on or about March 2, 2017.
If you have any question or comment concerning the foregoing, please call me at (617) 663-2166 or Harsha Pullru at (617) 663-0420.
Very truly yours,
/s/Betsy Anne Seel
Betsy Anne Seel
Assistant Secretary