John Hancock Strategic Series

10/02/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2025 14:10

Prospectus Certification by Investment Company (Form 497J)

John Hancock Funds
200 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116
October 2, 2025
VIA EDGAR
U.S Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re:
John Hancock Strategic Series (the "Registrant"), on behalf of:
John Hancock Managed Account Shares Bond Completion Portfolio;
John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio;
John Hancock Managed Account Shares Non-Investment-Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio;
John Hancock Managed Account Shares Non-Investment-Grade Municipal Bond Portfolio; and
John Hancock Managed Account Shares Securitized Debt Portfolio (collectively, the "Portfolios")
File Nos. 033-05186; 811-04651
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), please accept this letter as notice that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the Portfolios, each dated October 1, 2025, that would have been filed pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 88 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the 1933 Act and Amendment No. 88 to its Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the text of which was filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2025 via EDGAR.
If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected]. 
/s/ Thomas Dee
Thomas Dee, Esq.
Assistant Secretary of the Trust
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