Exhibit 23.01 KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants Box 10426, 777 Dunsmuir Street Telephone (604) 691-3000 Vancouver BC V7Y 1K3 Telefax (604) 691-3031 Canada www.kpmg.ca CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR To the Board of Directors Essential Innovations Technology Corp. We consent to the use of our report dated April 23, 2003 on the consolidated balance sheets of Essential Innovations Technology Corp. as of October 31, 2002 and 2001 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for the periods then ended, included in this registration statement and prospectus on Form SB-2 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. Our report dated April 23, 2003 contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company has not generated positive cash flow from operations since inception that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. KPMG LLP (signed) Chartered Accountants Vancouver, Canada June 27, 2003 KPMG LLP, a Canadian owned limited liability partnership established under the laws of Ontario, is the Canadian member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss nonoperating association.