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North American Funds
116 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-6008
July 1, 1996
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 5th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: North American Funds
File No. 33-27958/ 811-5797
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Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j), please be advised that the form of prospectus and
statement of additional information dated February 28, 1996, as supplemented
June 28, 1996 for the North American Funds (the "Fund"), an open-end management
investment company, contains no changes from the form of prospectus and
statement of additional information for the Fund contained in post-effective
amendment No. 23 under the Securities Act of 1933 ("1933 Act") and amendment No.
25 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to the Fund's registration statement
on Form N-1A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 1996
via EDGAR.
If you have any questions, please call the undersigned at 617-266-6008,
extension 213.
Sincerely,
Betsy Anne Seel
Betsy Anne Seel
Assistant Secretary