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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 New York
Canada Life of New York Variable Annuity Account 1
(File No. 33-32199)
Commissioners:
On behalf of Canada Life Insurance Company of New York (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 single premium variable deferred annuity
contracts offered by the Company through Canada Life of New York 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. 14 to the Form N-4 registration
statement for the Account (the "Amendment"). The Amendment was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 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.
