Exhibit 23.1
KPMG LLP
PO Box 10426 777 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver BC V7Y 1K3
Canada
Telephone (604) 691-3000
Fax (604) 691-3031
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Atlas Corp.
We consent to the use of our reports dated March 19, 2021, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Atlas Corp. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, puttable preferred shares and shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, incorporated by reference herein, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed by Atlas Corp.
Our report dated March 19, 2021 in connection with the consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”, effective from January 1, 2020, and to the adoption of ASU 2016-02, “Leases”, effective from January 1, 2019.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Vancouver, Canada
March 19, 2021
