Exhibit 3 |
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report on Form40-F for the year ended October 31, 2017 of Royal Bank of Canada of our report dated November 28, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Exhibit incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form40-F.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on FormF-3 Nos.333-12036,333-12050,333-13052,333-13112,333-14144,333-110953,333-117922,333-178350,333-207754,333-207750,333-207748,333-211680 on FormS-8, and Nos.333-203567,333-208507 of Royal Bank of Canada of our report dated November 28, 2017 referred to above. We also consent to reference to us under the heading “Experts”, which appears in the Annual Information Form included in the Exhibit incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form40-F, which is incorporated by reference in such Registration Statements.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
November 29, 2017