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                                   EXHIBIT 3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation of our report dated March 19, 2001, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Intertape Polymer Group Inc.
as at December 31, 2000 and 1999 and for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2000, which report is included in this Annual Report
on Form 40-F.


(s) Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton


General Partnership
Chartered Accountants

Montreal, Canada
May 18, 2001

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