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 Investment Trust of our reports dated December 7, 2023 and December 15, 2023, 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 Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended October 31, 2023. 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

February 22, 2024

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