EX-99.5

Mississauga, Ontario

Sheila E. Daniel[“signed and sealed”]

July 31, 2013

Sheila E. Daniel, M.Sc., P. Geo.

Head Environmental Management

Senior Associate Geoscientist

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Exhibit 99.5

CERTIFICATE

To accompany the technical report entitled: “Feasibility Study of the Rainy River Gold Project, Ontario, Canada” originally dated May 23, 2013, effective April 10, 2013 and subsequently readdressed to New Gold Inc. on July 31, 2013 (the “Technical Report”).

I, Sheila Ellen Daniel, M.Sc., P.Geo. do hereby certify that:

1)	I am Head Environmental Management, Senior Associate Geoscientist, in the consulting firm:

AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, a Division of AMEC Americas Limited

160 Traders Blvd. East, Suite 110

Mississauga, ON

Canada L4Z 3K7;

2)	I graduated from McMaster University in 1990 with a M.Sc. and University of Western Ontario with a B.Sc. (Honours); I have practiced my profession for twenty-two years since my graduation from university;

3)	I am Professional Geoscientist in the Province of Ontario (Reg. # 0151);

4)	I visited the site on May 19, 2011;

I have read the definition of “qualified person” set out in the National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”) and certify that, by reason of my education, affiliation with a professional association, and past relevant work experience, I fulfill the requirements to be an independent qualified person for the purposes of NI 43-101;

6)	I am independent of the issuer, New Gold Inc., as defined in Section 1.5 of NI 43-101;

7)	I am responsible for Section 20 of the Technical Report;

I have had prior involvement with the subject property having contributed input on environmental aspects to a previous technical report entitled “Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Rainy River Gold Property” prepared by BBA in December 2011; and the “Preliminary Economic Assessment Update of the Rainy River Gold Property” prepared by BBA in October 2012;

9)	I have read NI 43-101 and confirm that the sections of the Technical Report under my responsibility have been prepared in compliance therewith; and

10)	That, as of the effective date of the Technical Report, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, the sections of the Technical Report under my responsibility contain all scientific and technical information that is required to be disclosed to make the Technical Report not misleading.