EX-5.1 4 t12014a1exv5w1.txt EX-5.1 Deloitte & Touche LLP BCE Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 1400 Toronto, ON M5J 2V1 Canada Tel: (416) 601 6150 Fax: (416) 601 6151 www.deloitte.ca DELOITTE & TOUCHE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Brascan Corporation on Form F-9 our report dated February 12, 2003 appearing in the 2002 Annual Report of Brascan Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001 filed on Form 6-K on April 2, 2003 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. Yours very truly, (Signed) DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Chartered Accountants Toronto, Canada February 17, 2004 -------- DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU --------