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[Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Letterhead]
May 3, 2000
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
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)
Commissioners:
On behalf of Canada Life Insurance Company of America (the "Company"), we
hereby certify, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, that the form of prospectus and statement of additional
information ("SAI") for certain flexible premium variable deferred annuity
contracts offered by the Company through Canada Life of America Variable Annuity
Account 1, ("the Account") and otherwise required to be filed under paragraph
(c) of Rule 497 does not differ from the form of prospectus and SAI contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 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 28, 2000 via EDGARLINK.
If you have any questions or comments, please call the undersigned at (202)
383-0158 or Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik at (202) 383-0660.
Sincerely,
/s/ Stephen E. Roth
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Stephen E. Roth
Attachments
cc: Craig Edwards, Esq.
Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik, Esq.
