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May 1, 1997
VIA EDGARLINK
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Canada Life Insurance Company of America
Canada Life of America Variable Annuity Account 1
File No. 33-28889
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Canada Life Insurance Company of America (the "Company") and
Canada Life of America Variable Annuity Account 1 (the "Account"), we are
filing a certification pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the
Securities Act of 1933. In this regard, we certify that the form of the
prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") for certain deferred
variable annuity contracts offered by the Company through the Account otherwise
required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not differ from the
form of prospectus and SAI contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the
Form N-4 registration statement for the Account (the "Amendment"). The
Amendment was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 29, 1997 via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
/s/ David A. Hopkins
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David A. Hopkins
Secretary
