Exhibit 99.3
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Canadian National Railway Company
We consent to the incorporation by reference of our Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm both dated February 1, 2013 with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Canadian National Railway Company (the “Company”) as at December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2012, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, in this annual report on Form 40-F of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of such reports in the registration statements (No. 333-163862, No. 333-163860, No. 333-131856, No. 333-71270, No. 333-53420, No. 333-53422 and No. 333-59337) on Form S-8 of the Company and in the registration statement (No. 333-177633) on Form F-9 of the Company.
/s/ KPMG LLP*
KPMG LLP
February 1, 2013
Montréal, Canada
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*FCPA auditor, FCA, public accountancy permit No. A106087
*FCPA auditor, FCA, public accountancy permit No. A106087
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