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[LETTERHEAD OF CANADA LIFE APPEARS HERE]
May 5, 1998
VIA EDGARLINK
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Canada Life of America Series Fund, Inc.
File No. 33-28888
Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Canada Life of America Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company"), I hereby
certify, pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933,
that the form of the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information ("SAI")
that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from
the form of Prospectus and SAI contained in the most recent amendment to the
registration statement for the Company (Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Form
N-1A) (the "Amendment").
The text of the most recent Amendment was filed electronically with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1998 via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
/s/ Ron E. Beettam
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Ron E. Beettam
President
