EXHIBIT 99.(j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of John Hancock Exchange-Traded Fund Trust of our reports dated June 7, 2022, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of each of the funds listed in Appendix A (collectively, the “Funds”), which appear in the Funds’ Annual Reports on Form N-CSR for the year ended April 30, 2022. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Policy Regarding Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

August 24, 2022

Appendix A

Fund name

John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF

John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Discretionary ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Consumer Staples ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Developed International ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Energy ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Financials ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Healthcare ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Industrials ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Materials ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Media and Communications ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Mid Cap ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Technology ETF

John Hancock Multifactor Utilities ETF

John Hancock Preferred Income ETF

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