Exhibit 23.1

                   [LETTERHEAD OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP]

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 20, 2001, except as to note
7(a), which is as of April 12, 2001 relating to the financial statements which
appears in Stake Technology Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2000. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants

Mississauga, Ontario
November 19, 2001