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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                             INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts and to the use
of our report dated October 1, 1999, with respect to the financial statements of
Pace Systems Group Inc., in the Registration Statement (Amendment to the Form
S-1 No. 333-38088) and related prospectus of Jaws Technologies, Inc., dated July
11, 2000, for the registration of 14,543,792 shares of its Common Stock.



Calgary, Canada                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
July 10, 2000                                           Chartered Accountants