Exhibit 23.16
Canadian Engineering Associates Ltd
2544 Weston Road, Unit 208 Toronto, ON M9N 2A6
Canada
CONSENT OF THIRD-PARTY QUALIFIED PERSON
Canadian Engineering Associates Ltd (“CEA”), in connection with the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed on or about the date hereof (including any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Registration Statement”), of TMC the metals company Inc. (the “Company”), consents to:
| · | the incorporation by reference of the technical report summary titled “Initial Assessment of TOML and NORI Properties, Clarion-Clipperton Zone” with an effective date of August 4, 2025 (the “Technical Report Summary”), prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“S-K 1300”), into the Registration Statement; |
| · | the use of, and references to, our name, including our status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in S-K 1300), in the Technical Report Summary and the Registration Statement; and |
| · | the use of the information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report Summary, or portions thereof, that was prepared by us, that we supervised the preparation of and/or that was reviewed and approved by us, that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. |
CEA is responsible for authoring, and this consent pertains to, Sections 1.6, 10, 14, 15, 22.3, 22.7, and 22.8 of the Technical Report Summary.
Dated this March 31, 2026
/s/ Cameron Harris
| Cameron Harris | |
| Principal: Smelting | |
| Signature of Authorized Person for | |
| Canadian Engineering Associates Ltd, a Qualified Third-Party Firm |