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1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C SCHEDULE 13DA (Rule 13d-101) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 3) Gildan Activewear Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Shares (Title of Class of Securities) (CUSIP Number) Ginette Depelteau 1981 McGill College Avenue, Montreal (Quebec), H3A 3C7 Tel.: (514) (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 24, 2003 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule d-1(e), d-1(f) or d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 1. Name Of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification nos. of above persons (entities only) 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. Source of Funds (See Instructions) WC 5. Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [] 6. Citizenship or Place of Organization Montreal (Quebec) Canada

2 7. Sole Voting Power 1,064,966 Common Shares 8. Shared Voting Power 9. Sole Dispositive Power 1,064,966 Common Shares 10. Shares Dispositive Power 11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,064,966 Common Shares 12. Check if the Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] 13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 4.59% 14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO This statement constitutes AN AMENDMENT to the statement previously filed on Schedule 13D by. Item 1 - Security and Issuer This statement is made with respect to the Common Shares (the "Shares") of Gildan Activewear Inc. ("Gildan"), a Canadian corporation, the address of the principal executive offices of which is 725 Monte de Liesse, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4T 1P5. Item 2 - Identity and Background This statement is filed by the ("Caisse"). Caisse is a legal person without share capital and a mandatary of the State of the Province de Qubec, created by a special act of the Legislature of the Province de Qubec. The principal business of Caisse is to receive on deposit and manage funds deposited by agencies and instrumentalities of the Province de Qubec. The address of Caisse's principal business and principal office is 1000 place Jean-Paul Riopelle, Montreal (Quebec), H2Z 2B3. The names of the directors and executive officers of Caisse, their business addresses, their present principal occupation or employment, and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted other than Caisse are set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto. Each of the directors and executive officers named in Exhibit A is a Canadian citizen, except Mr. John T. Wall who is an American citizen. Neither Caisse nor any of the individuals listed in Exhibit A has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order, enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, United States federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws as a result of a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction. Item 3 - Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration Caisse sold 400,000 Shares for Can. $ Item 4 - Purpose of Transaction The Shares reported on herein were purchased or sold for purposes of investment. Caisse intends to review its investment in Gildan periodically, and may, depending on relevant economic and financial market conditions and matters relating to Gildan, either acquire additional Shares or sell Shares. Any subsequent acquisition of such Shares by Caisse may be made by way of market purchases, private agreements or otherwise. Caisse has no plan or proposal which relates to or would result in a change in Gildan business, corporate structure, board of directors,

3 management, capitalization, dividend policy, charter or bylaws or to the registration of Gildan Shares or their listing on securities exchanges. Item 5 - Interest in Securities of Issuer a)with recent transactions, Caisse now beneficially owns 1,064,966 Shares, including 519,078 Shares owned by Capital d'amrique CDPQ inc. and Shares owned by CDP Capital - World Markets inc., wholly-owned subsidiaries by the Caisse. Therefore, the Shares presently owned by Caisse and its subsidiaries represent 4.59% of the Shares outstanding pursuant to most recently available filing with the Commission. b) Caisse has the power to vote and to dispose of the Shares it owns. c)the dates and amounts of all transactions in the Shares that were effected by Caisse during the past sixty days are set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto. d)no other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares of Gildan listed in response to this item. (e) Caisse ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of Gildan's equity securities on July 24, Item 6 - Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer Caisse and, to the best of its knowledge, the individuals named in Item 2, have no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with respect to any securities of Gildan. Item 7 - Material to be Filed as Exhibits Exhibit A:List of Executive Officers and Directors of Caisse. Exhibit B:List of Executive Officers and Directors of Capital d'amrique CDPQ inc. Exhibit C:List of Executive Officers and Directors of CDP Capital - World Markets Inc. Exhibit D:Table of Dates, Number of Shares Purchased and Sold and Price per Share of Purchases and Sales After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Signature Date: July 31, 2003 Marie-Claude Provost Signature Marie-Claude Provost, Assistant Corporate Secretary Name / Title

4 EXHIBIT A LIST OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF DIRECTORS BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION Henri-Paul Rousseau Guy Morneau Jean-Claude Bachand Bernard Bonin Claudette Carbonneau Alban D'Amours Sylvie Dillard Yves Filion Gilles Godbout Thomas O. Hecht Henri Mass Nicole Trudeau 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Rgie des rentes du Qubec 2600, boul. Laurier, bureau 546 Qubec (Qubec) G1V 4T3 Fraser Milner Casgrain 1, Place Ville-Marie Bureau 3900 Montral (Qubec) H3B 4M7 745, Hot Springs Way Ottawa (Ontario) K1V 1W8 Confdration des syndicats nationaux 1601, Delorimier Montral (Qubec) H2K 4M5 Mouvement des caisses Desjardins 100, avenue des Commandeurs Lvis (Qubec) G6V 7N5 Fonds qubcois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies 140, Grande-Alle Est, Bureau 450 Qubec (Qubec) G1R 5M8 Hydro-Qubec Distribution 75, boul. Ren-Lvesque Ouest Montral (Qubec) H2Z 1A4 Ministre des Finances 12, rue St-Louis Qubec (Qubec) G1R 5L3 Technologies IBEX Inc. 5485, rue Par Montral (Qubec) H4P 1P7 Fdration des travailleurs et travailleuses du Qubec 545, boul. Crmazie Est Montral, (Qubec) H2M 2V1 Commission municipale du Qubec 500, Ren-Lvesque Blvd. West Suite Montral (Qubec) H2Z 1W7 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board and Lawyer Member and of the board and Chief Executive Officer Deputy Minister, Finance, Economy and Research Chairman Emeritus Vice-

5 Duc Vu John T. Wall Commission administrative des rgimes de retraite et d'assurances 475, St-Amable Qubec (Qubec) G1R 5X3 6601, Radnor Road Bethesda, Maryland USA OFFICERS BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION Henri-Paul Rousseau 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fernand Perreault Same, CDP Capital - Real Estate Group and Executive Vice-, CDP Capital Richard Guay Same Executive Vice-, Risk Management and Depositors' Accounts Management, CDP Capital Ghislain Parent Same Executive Vice-, Finance and Administration, CDP Capital Franois Geoffrion Same Executive Vice-, Strategic Development, CDP Capital Ginette Depelteau Same Vice- and Corporate Secretary EXHIBIT B LIST OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF CAPITAL D'AMRIQUE CDPQ INC. DIRECTORS BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION Henri-Paul Rousseau 1000, place Jean-Paul Riopelle Chairman Sylvie Archambault Roger Chiniara 3CI 1486, rue des Msanges St-Bruno (Qubec) J3V 6E4 436, rue Barton Ville Mont-Royal (Qubec) H3P 3N4 Senior Vice-

6 Pierre Michaud Normand Provost Alain Rhaume John D. Thompson Rno-Dpot 3434, rue Peel Montral (Qubec) H3A 3K8 Capital d'amrique CDPQ inc. 1000, place Jean-Paul Riopelle Montral (Quebec) H2Z 2B3 Microcell SCP Inc. 1250, boul. Ren Lvesque Ouest Bureau 400 Montral (Qubec) H3B 4W8 Banque Scotia 1800, avenue McGill College Montral (Qubec) H3A 3K9 Chairman Delegate Chairman OFFICERS BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION Henri-Paul Rousseau 1000, place Jean-Paul Riopelle Chairman Normand Provost Capital d'amrique CDPQ inc. 1000, place Jean-Paul Riopelle Paul Juneau Same, SME Services Paul-Henri Couture Same Vice- Pierre Pharand Same Vice- Luc Houle Same Vice- Diane C. Favreau Same Vice- Ghislain Gauthier Same Vice- Pierre Fortier Same Vice- Ginette Depelteau Same Secretary EXHIBIT C LIST OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF CDP CAPITAL - WORLD MARKETS INC. DIRECTORS BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION

7 Gordon J. Fyfe CDP Capital - World Markets Inc. 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle OFFICERS BUSINESS ADDRESS PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION Gordon J. Fyfe CDP Capital - World Markets Inc. 1000, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle Denis Sencal Same Vice-, Fixed Income and Currencies Franois Grenier Same Senior Vice-, Equity Markets Stphane Gagnon Same Vice-, Sectoral Equity Management Marc Provost Same Vice-, Canadian Equities Pierre Malo Same Vice-, Currency Market Christian Pestre Same Associate Vice-, Hedge Funds, Global Fixed Income Simon Lamy Same Associate Vice-, Canada, Fixed Income and Currencies Yvon Gaudreau Same Associate Vice-, Corporate Bonds, Fixed Income and Currencies Marc Cormier Same Associate Vice-, Provincial and Index Bond Market Sevgi Cecilia Ipek Same Associate Vice-, EAFE, International Equity Market Guy Lamontagne Same Associate Vice- Alternative Equity Investments Nathalie Guilbert Same Associate Vice-, Finance and Administration Marie-Martine Boileau Same Assistant Corporate Secretary EXHIBIT D TABLE OF PURCHASES OF GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC. PURCHASES DATE NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE IN CANADIAN DOLLARS

8 May June SALES DATE July NUMBER OF SHARES PRICE PER SHARE IN CANADIAN DOLLARS Purchases and Sales effected in Canada

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED