Posted 12 days ago
Sales Support Associate
@ The Canada Life Assurance Company
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
The Canada Life Assurance Company is hiring a Sales Support Associate, a permanent full-time role supporting its sales team and service area daily. The work covers the sales and renewal process, proposal processing, Agent of Record changes and helping new advisors set up broker contracting. The posting states a base salary of $45,600 to $68,400 annually and a hybrid arrangement.
Pay:
$45,600–$68,400 a year
Responsibilities:
- Process sales proposals and renewals in a complete and timely manner
- Handle Agent of Record changes
- Help new advisors set up broker contracting
- Flag opportunities to the sales team
- Provide backup support to team positions
Requirements summary:
- Strong English verbal and written communication; French an asset
- Post-secondary education
- Analytical skills and comfort with numbers and data
- Intermediate to advanced Excel
- Knowledge of group benefits an asset
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · successfactors
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-25
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-26
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-26
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Sales |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Tuition support, Stock or equity, Employee discount, Wellness |
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The Canada Life Assurance Company
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Full company description
At Canada Life, we’re focused on improving the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Whether handling policy claims, help growing and protecting clients’ retirement and investment savings, providing workplace mental health support for all employers or helping build stronger communities by investing in community projects, we are committed to putting the customer first in all that we do. That trust is built on the dedication, skill and energy of our employees and advisors and their commitment to our customers and to our communities. Canada Life is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc. and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.
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- Reported office locations
- 330 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1R8, CA
- 60 Osborne St N, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1V3, CA
- Business categories
- Wealth Management
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- Other recorded names
- The Canada Life Assurance Company
- Canada Life
- Specialties
- Insurance and Wealth Management
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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- 0
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At Canada Life, we’re focused on improving the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Whether handling policy claims, help growing and protecting clients’ retirement and investment savings, providing workplace mental health support for all employers or helping build stronger communities by investing in community projects, we are committed to putting the customer first in all that we do. That trust…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | Insurance and Wealth Management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 113 |
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Permanent Full Time
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This role works closely with our sales team but is expected to provide support to our service area daily. The Sales Support Associate must be able to interact with these constituents including our advisors in an educated and informed manner. They must understand the "why" behind the "how" and have strong critical thinking skills.
What you will do
- Ability to understand the sales process and participate in the processing of the business with excellence
- Ability to work with all systems required for the Sales Support Associate accountabilities of the sales and renewal process
- Works with Sales team to ensure that proposals are processed and released in a complete and timely manner to our business partners
- Understand the renewal process and participate preparing renewals is key
- Processing Agent of Record changes
- Helping new advisors set up broker contracting
- Acknowledging and raising any opportunities to the sales team
- Provide back-up support to other positions on the team as required
- Willingness to take on ad-hoc assignments when needed
What you will bring
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. French is an asset.
- Post-secondary education
- Strong critical thinking skills with an analytical approach
- Adept with numbers, formulas and ability to read, compare and understand data
- Understanding the end-to-end sales process and how each part of the process impacts the next
- Intermediate to advanced skill in Excel, with a keen ability to learn and work within other software programs (RS4, ARC, Salesforce, etc.)
- Comfortable using MS Office 365 (One Note, One Drive, Word, Teams, and Outlook)
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Attention to detail is key to succeed in this role
- Good problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Knowledge of the group benefits industry would be considered an asset.
- We offer a challenging, team-oriented work environment, competitive income and benefits, and opportunities for professional and personal development and growth.
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The base salary for this position is between $45,600 - $68,400 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.
Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Grow with Canada Life
We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.
We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!
What we offer:
We’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:
- Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
- Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
- Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
- Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
- Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
- Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.
Learn more about Canada Life.
We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact [email protected]. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.
Canada Lifewould like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.
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