Exhibit 7

	Deloitte & Touche LLP Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street
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Consent of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (the “Company”) on Form F-9 of our report dated March 13, 2008 appearing in the 2007 Annual Report of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 filed on Form 6-K dated March 27, 2008.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chartered Accountants

Licensed Public Accountants

January 12, 2009