Exhibit 99.8

CONSENT OF AUTHOR

Keyvan Salehi, P.Eng, MBA

VP Corporate Development – Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.

161 Bay Street Suite 1410

Toronto ON M5J 2S1

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Re: Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.’s Incorporation by Reference of the 2018 “Mineral Reserve Statement Estimate” with effective date of December 31^st, 2018, and published on March 20^th, 2019.

I, Keyvan Salehi, P.Eng. MBA, consent to the incorporation by Reference of the 2018 “Mineral Reserve Statement Estimate” with effective date of December 31st, 2018, and published on March 20th, 2019.

I confirm that I have read the relevant sections of the Form 40F filing for Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Dated this 20th day of March, 2019.

/s/ Keyvan Salehi, P.Eng. MBA

Signature of Qualified Person

Keyvan Salehi, P.Eng. MBA

Name of Qualified Person