Exhibit 15.1

Deloitte LLP

5140 Yonge Street

Suite 1700

Toronto ON, M2N 6L7

Canada

Tel: 416-601-6150

Fax: 416-601-6151

www.deloitte.ca

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No(s). 333-172796 and 333-196112 on Form F-3 of our report dated February 23, 2015, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Intellipharmaceutics International Inc. (the “Company”) (which report expresses an unmodified opinion and includes an emphasis of matter paragraph relating to the conditions and events that cast substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern) appearing in the annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended November 30, 2014.

/s/ Deloitte LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants, Chartered Accountants

Licensed Public Accountants

February 26, 2015

Toronto, Canada