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Cenovus Energy Inc. – ‘F-10/A’ on 2/24/15 – EX-5.1

On:  Tuesday, 2/24/15, at 4:54pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1047469-15-1125   ·   File #:  333-202130

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  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/24/15  Cenovus Energy Inc.               F-10/A                 3:605K                                   Merrill Corp/New/FA

Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement of a Foreign Private Issuer (Not Effective Immediately)   —   Form F-10
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: F-10/A      Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement   HTML    250K 
                          of a Foreign Private Issuer (Not                       
                          Effective Immediately)                                 
 2: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML    215K 
 3: EX-5.1      Opinion re: Legality                                HTML      7K 


EX-5.1   —   Opinion re: Legality
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EXHIBIT 5.1

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February 24, 2015

Consent of Independent Chartered Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this amendment no. 2 to the registration statement on Form F-10 of Cenovus Energy Inc. of our report dated February 11, 2015 relating to the consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and the consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Cenovus Energy Inc. as at December 31, 2014, which appears in Cenovus Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2014. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Auditor" in such registration statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chartered Accountants

   

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
111 5 Avenue SW, Suite 3100, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 5L3
T: +1 403 509 7500, F: +1 403 781 1825, www.pwc.com/ca

"PwC" refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership.




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