EX-23.(A) 3 d341010dex23a.htm CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP

Consent of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

EXHIBIT 23(a)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 5, 2012 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, NY

April 26, 2012