Exhibit 23.1

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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-199860, 333-202765, 333-210050 and 333-216543) on Form S-8 and (No. 333-208376) on Form S-3 of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. of our report dated March 7, 2018, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and the related  consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, which report appears in the December 31, 2017 annual report on Form 10-K of Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants

March 7, 2018
Vancouver, Canada

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