Exhibit 99.7

 

Consent of Qualified Person

FILED BY SEDAR

Ontario Securities Commission (Principal Regulator)

British Columbia Securities Commission

Alberta Securities Commission

Saskatchewan Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority, Securities Division

The Manitoba Securities Commission

Regulator Autorité des marchés financiers

New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission, Securities Division

Nova Scotia Securities Commission

Prince Edward Island Office of the Superintendent of Securities

Financial Services Regulation Division, Newfoundland and Labrador

Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Northwest Territories

Nunavut Securities Office

Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities

I, Daniel Friedman, P. Eng., consent to the public filing of the technical report titled “Western Copper and Gold Corporation, Casino Project, Form 43-101F1 Technical Report, Feasibility Study, Yukon, Canada” and dated effective June 13, 2022 (the “Technical Report”) by Western Copper and Gold Corporation (the “Company”).

I also consent to any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report in the news release titled “Western Copper and Gold Announces Positive FS on Casino,” dated June 28, 2022 (the “News Release”).

I confirm that I have read the News Release and the Technical Report filed by the Company and that the News Release fairly and accurately represents the information in the sections of the Technical Report for which I am responsible.

Signing Date: August 8, 2022

“signed”

Daniel Friedman, P.Eng.

1 of 1	Knight Piésold Ltd. | Suite 1400 - 750 West Pender Street | Vancouver, British Columbia | Canada, V6C 2T8
	T +1 604 685 0543 | E vancouver@knightpiesold.com | www.knightpiesold.com