Purchase of Own Securities

Sun Life Fin.Services of Canada Inc
11 April 2001


LETTER TO:  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE
9 April 2001


RE: Report of Common Shares Purchased Pursuant to 
    Sun Life Financial Services of Canada
    Normal Course Issuer Bid, May 15, 2000 - May 14, 2001

This letter will confirm that during the month of March, 2001, Sun Life
Financial Services of Canada Inc. purchased 107,500 common shares of its own
stock pursuant to its Normal Course Issuer Bid. Those shares will be cancelled
shortly.

The particulars of the above-noted transactions are as follows:

Date                     No. Repurchased      Average Price        Total Price

Thursday, March 22, 2001     50,000             $28.5533         $1,427,665.00
Friday, March 23, 2001       50,000             $27.8203         $1,391,015.00
Monday, March 26, 2001        7,500             $27.8833         $  209,124.75

Total                       107,500             $28.1656         $3,027,804.75

From:  Adrian L Jones (Counsel)