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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

        We have issued our report dated March 19, 2001 accompanying the
consolidated financial statements of Intertape Polymer Group Inc. appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2000. We consent
to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the
aforementioned report and to the use of our name as it appears in the
Registration Statement.


/s/ Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

Chartered Accountants

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 17, 2001