Exhibit 5.5

April 30, 2007

VIA EDGAR

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

RE: NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD. (THE "CORPORATION")
    AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-10, DATED APRIL 30, 2007

In connection with the Corporation's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement
on Form F-10, dated April 30, 2007, and any amendments thereto and any
registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 429 under the United Sates
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), I, Richard E.
Routledge, hereby consent to the use of my name in connection with references to
my involvement in the preparation of the Corporation's disclosure of the offset
high grade zone resource estimate (the "Resource Estimate") as at February 23,
2007 and to references to the Resource Estimate, or portions thereof, which have
been incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

I also certify that I have read the Registration Statement and I do not have any
reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in the information
contained in it or documents incorporated therein by reference that are derived
from the Resource Estimate, or that are within my knowledge as a result of the
services that I performed in connection with the preparation of the Resource
Estimate.

Yours truly,


/s/ Richard Routledge
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Richard E. Routledge