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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1

                     CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
            INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our reports dated February 27, 2004, except as to Note 16, as to
which the date is June 15, 2004, in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus of Kanbay International, Inc. for
the registration of 4,800,000 shares of its common stock.

                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

                                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Chicago, Illinois
November 24, 2004