Exhibit 12.01  CERTIFICATION I, Sean Boyd,
certify that:  1.I have reviewed this Annual Report
on Form 20-F of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (the Company);  2.Based on my knowledge, this report
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this report;  3.Based on my knowledge, the
financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented
in this report;  4.The Companys other certifying
officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and
have:  (a)designed such disclosure controls
and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;  (b)designed such internal control
over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;  (c)evaluated the effectiveness of the
Companys disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and  (d)disclosed in this report any
change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over
financial reporting; and  5.The Companys other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the
audit committee of the Companys board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):  (a)all significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the companys
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and  (b)any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the Companys internal control over financial reporting.


By
  /s/ Sean
  BoydSean BoydVice
  Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerToronto, Canada
  March 25, 2009