Exhibit 99.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form F-9 

(No. 333-14074) of our report dated February 26, 2003, relating to the consolidated financial statements 

of The Thomson Corporation, which appears in The Thomson Corporation's Annual Report on Form 40-F 

for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our Comments 

by Auditors for United States Readers on Canada - United States of America Reporting Differences dated

February 26, 2003, which appears in such Form 40-F.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants

Toronto, Canada

February 26, 2003