Latest news
October 19, 2026
Enhanced Advisor Commission: Strengthening Workplace Savings and Benefits Plans Together
Past communications
October 15, 2026
Introducing a refreshed and modernized Sunlife brand
We’re excited to share our new brand. Sun Life is becoming Sunlife, with a refreshed name, logo and tagline, Making life brighter, that shows how our company has evolved.
October 5, 2026
Helping you support your Clients in meeting plan members’ savings needs
Planning for retirement is important, but it’s often just one of many financial priorities. In September, we introduced new way for plan members to plan and save for short-term goals alongside their retirement goals through the Retirement Planner.
October 5, 2026
Enhancing the digital experience for plan members
We’re continuing to enhance the digital experience for plan members, making it easier to manage their savings, find important information and take action online.
September 28, 2026
Retirement Readiness Reports Are Now Available for Plan Sponsors
Our retirement readiness reports are now available for eligible plan sponsors, providing valuable insights into plan members’ retirement readiness and helping support informed plan design decisions.
September 14, 2026
Important update – Changes to investment options in the Group Choices plan
At Sun Life, we are committed to supporting financial well-being of Group Choices’ members. We regularly review the investments available in our Group Choices plans.
September 14, 2026
New: CE Credit Webinar Series for Advisors
Starting this fall, we’re launching a new webinar series to help you learn more about Group Retirement Services while earning Continuing Education (CE) credits.
September 14, 2026
Expanding Initial Payroll Collection to Our Final Group of Clients
On October 5, we’re introducing initial payroll collection to a select group of clients who meet the following criteria...
August 17, 2026
Upcoming Nourish Your Future Contest
In August, we’ll be launching our Nourish Your Future contest for eligible plan members. This contest promotes mysunlife.ca and the my Sun Life mobile app and their digital tools.
August 04, 2026
Call to Action to review the closure and asset transfer of the MFS Global Equity Segregated Fund
Sun Life will close MFS Global Equity Segregated Fund (the closing fund) on February 19, 2027. We have decided to close the fund due to lack of Client interest and declining assets.
July 13, 2026
Introducing Initial Payroll Collection Feature For Future Finder Clients
On August 1, we’re introducing initial payroll collection to Future Finder Clients, a new feature designed to enhance the digital enrolment experience for plan members.
June 29, 2026
Financial Wellness webinars for the remainder of 2026 and the first half of 2027
We’re launching the collection of Financial Wellness webinars for 2027. We encourage you to promote the Financial Wellness webinars with your Clients to share with plan members.
April 27, 2026
Upcoming changes for Future Finder Clients
Starting August 1, 2026 we’ll provide quicker access to Group Choices for plan members leaving their employer – without any action required by them or your Clients.
April 20, 2026
New digital enhancements for plan members
Introducing two important enhancements to the digital experience for plan. These updates are designed to help empower plan members to save for their financial well-being, make it easier to manage their retirement savings, and strengthen the protection of their assets.
April 6, 2026
The use of a plan member’s social insurance number (SIN) as their account number or plan member ID is being discontinued.
April 6, 2026
E-beneficiary Campaign launching in May
Starting in May, we’ll run a digital beneficiary campaign encouraging eligible plan members to add beneficiaries for eligible products using our online GRS beneficiary tool.