Exhibit 5.1

Deloitte LLP Bay Adelaide East 8 Adelaide Street West Suite 200 Toronto ON  M5H 0A9 Canada Tel: (416) 601-6150 Fax: (416) 601-6151 www.deloitte.ca

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-10 of our reports dated March 29, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (the “Company”) and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 40-F of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2017.

/s/ Deloitte LLP

Chartered Professional Accountants

Licensed Public Accountants

Toronto, Canada

February 8, 2019