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September 15, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
One Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F ("Registrant")
Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 (the "Post-Effective Amendment") to
Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-41628) (the
"Registration Statement")
Commissioners:
In lieu of filing under paragraph (c) of Reg. ss.230.497 of the Securities
Act of 1933, Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable Account F ("Registrant") hereby
certifies in accordance with paragraph (j) of such Reg. ss.230.497 that:
(1) The form of Supplement dated September 11, 2000 to the Profile dated
May 1, 2000, as supplemented by a Supplement dated June 26, 2000 and
the Prospectus dated May 1, 2000, as supplemented by a Supplement
dated June 26, 2000 for each of the MFS Regatta Platinum Variable and
Fixed Annuity and the MFS Regatta Gold Variable and Fixed Annuity that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Reg. ss.230.497 would not
have differed from that contained in the Post-Effective Amendment, and
(2) The text of the Post-Effective Amendment, which is the most recent
amendment to the Registration Statement, was filed electronically on
September 11, 2000.
SUN LIFE OF CANADA (U.S.) VARIABLE ACCOUNT F
(Registrant)
/s/ SANDRA M. DADALT
Sandra M. DaDalt, Esq.
Senior Counsel
