Exhibit (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 Funds III of our reports dated May 9, 2022, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund, John Hancock Disciplined Value Mid Cap Fund, John Hancock Global Shareholder Yield Fund, John Hancock International Growth Fund and John Hancock U.S. Growth Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended March 31, 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 Statements.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Boston, Massachusetts

July 26, 2022