MEDIA ADVISORY - Sun Life and Tribal Wi-Chi-Way-Win Capital Corporation announce partnership to serve Canadians and create local jobs in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG, MB, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - Sun Life and Tribal Wi-Chi-Way-Win Capital Corporation (TWCC) will be announcing a new partnership that will help with economic growth and job creation in Winnipeg. TWCC is 100% Indigenous owned and will be providing Contact Centre services for Sun Life in support of the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), assisting Canadians from coast-to-coast. This partnership will double the size of TWCC's Contact Centre, while ensuring that at a minimum of 33% of all employees identify as Indigenous.

WHERE:	Inn at the Forks, 75 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, MB (Smith Restaurant)
WHEN:	Friday, November 22, 2024, 10 a.m. CDT
WHO:	• Alan Park, Chief Executive Officer, TWCC • Marie-Chantal Côté, Senior Vice-President, Group Benefits, Sun Life • Acting Grand Chief Betsy Kennedy, War Lake/Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) • Chief Cornell McLean, TWCC Chairman, Interlake Reserve Tribal Council • National Chief, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak

Interview and b-roll opportunities available. Members of the media are asked to RSVP to Gannon Loftus or Connie Tamoto by Thursday, November 21st.

About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2024, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.51 trillion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

About TWCC
Tribal Wi-Chi-Way-Win Capital Corporation (TWCC) is 100% Indigenous owned by Five Manitoba Tribal Councils and several Independent Manitoba First Nations. Established in 1993, TWCC provides business services and customer care solutions to clients across Canada. With over 20 years of experience in delivering CX solutions to clients, TWCC provides both inbound and outbound capability and Omni Channel services across the country. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, TWCC has grown to become a multi-business line diversified organization, employing upwards of 350 employees. TWCC explores partnerships with companies and organizations that share similar goals of unification and building capacity in our communities.

For more information, please visit www.twcc.ca

Media relations contacts:

Gannon Loftus
Director, Corporate Communications
Sun Life
[email protected]
647-228-8244

Connie Tamoto
Public Relations Director
UpHouse Inc.
[email protected]
431-478-1473 ext. 049

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.