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Custom Software and AI Automation for Trois-Rivières Businesses

Global Maple System builds practical software, websites and automation for the manufacturers, logistics operators and service businesses that keep Trois-Rivières running — from Rue des Forges to the industrial-port zone. We build systems sized to how your business actually operates, not a generic template.

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  • Persistent shortage of skilled office/administrative staff — Cégep de Trois-Rivières launched dedicated AEC cohorts (e.g., Bureautique, comptabilité et coordination) specifically to address a stated shortage of office-automation professionals in the Mauricie region.
  • Industrial land squeeze limiting physical expansion — most of the city's industrial parks (e.g., Parc des Hautes-Forges) are reported at or near full capacity, leaving Carrefour 40-55 as essentially the only site able to accept new manufacturing tenants, pushing growth toward operational efficiency rather than new floor space.
  • New U.S. tariff exposure for manufacturers — the federal government announced targeted funding in late 2025 to help Mauricie-region businesses adapt to tariff-related trade disruption, including a contribution to Trois-Rivières manufacturer FAB 3R to digitize equipment and increase production capacity.
  • Aging workforce and succession/knowledge-transfer gaps — Cégep de Trois-Rivières runs a continuing-education offering aimed specifically at helping local employers plan succession and transfer institutional knowledge before retirements.

AI & Automation · Trois-Rivières

With Cégep de Trois-Rivières launching new cohorts just to cover a shortage of office-automation professionals, and unemployment still climbing even as $720 million pours into the local economy, AI-driven automation is one of the few ways local businesses can convert that investment into output without a hiring race they're unlikely to win.

Doing business in Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières is a working city. Over 141,300 people live here, backed by an active workforce of nearly 81,000, and the local economy runs on a mix of heavy industry, logistics and public institutions — from the Kruger Wayagamack pulp and paper plant, which employs more than 350 people, to the CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and the Port of Trois-Rivières. Global Maple System builds the software, websites and automation that businesses in this economy need to run leaner and grow faster, whether you're based downtown on Rue des Forges or operating out of one of the city's industrial parks.

The city is in an unusual position right now: $720 million was invested in Trois-Rivières' economy in 2024, concentrated mainly in metal transformation and equipment manufacturing, and the population grew by roughly 2,000 residents — yet the unemployment rate climbed from 4.4% to 6.4% over the same period. That combination points to a labour market that hasn't caught up with the capital flowing in. For business owners, that means growth increasingly has to come from getting more done with the team you already have, not simply hiring your way to more output.

Physical expansion is also getting harder to come by. Most of the city's established industrial parks, including Parc industriel des Hautes-Forges, are reported at or near full capacity, leaving Parc industriel Carrefour 40-55 as essentially the only site able to take on new manufacturing tenants. At the same time, Cégep de Trois-Rivières has had to launch dedicated AEC cohorts in bureautique, comptabilité et coordination specifically to address a shortage of office-automation professionals in the Mauricie region. Both point in the same direction: efficiency and automation, not more floor space or more headcount, are where the next stage of growth has to come from.

Trade conditions add another layer. Late in 2025, the federal government announced targeted funding to help Mauricie-region manufacturers adapt to new U.S. tariff exposure, including a contribution to Trois-Rivières manufacturer FAB 3R to digitize equipment and increase production capacity. Meanwhile, the Port of Trois-Rivières handled 2.6 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2025 while working through the reconstruction of docks 16 and 17 — a transition that shipping- and logistics-dependent businesses are having to plan around. Wherever your business sits in this picture, Global Maple System can build the systems that help you adapt to it.

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What Trois-Rivières businesses tell us

  • ✕ Persistent shortage of skilled office/administrative staff — Cégep de Trois-Rivières launched dedicated AEC cohorts (e.g., Bureautique, comptabilité et coordination) specifically to address a stated shortage of office-automation professionals in the Mauricie region.
  • ✕ Industrial land squeeze limiting physical expansion — most of the city's industrial parks (e.g., Parc des Hautes-Forges) are reported at or near full capacity, leaving Carrefour 40-55 as essentially the only site able to accept new manufacturing tenants, pushing growth toward operational efficiency rather than new floor space.
  • ✕ New U.S. tariff exposure for manufacturers — the federal government announced targeted funding in late 2025 to help Mauricie-region businesses adapt to tariff-related trade disruption, including a contribution to Trois-Rivières manufacturer FAB 3R to digitize equipment and increase production capacity.
  • ✕ Aging workforce and succession/knowledge-transfer gaps — Cégep de Trois-Rivières runs a continuing-education offering aimed specifically at helping local employers plan succession and transfer institutional knowledge before retirements.
  • ✕ Investment-to-labour mismatch — the city's unemployment rate rose from 4.4% to 6.4% in 2024 even as a record $720 million was invested in the local economy, suggesting capital inflow is outpacing job-ready local capacity.
  • ✕ Port and logistics disruption during infrastructure upgrades — the Port of Trois-Rivières' 2025 cargo tonnage dipped as dock 16/17 reconstruction proceeds, creating a transition period that shipping- and logistics-dependent businesses must plan around.
What we build

For Trois-Rivières's key industries

Pulp, paper and forest-products manufacturing

Trois-Rivières' pulp and paper sector is anchored by major operations like the Kruger Wayagamack plant, which employs more than 350 people. Facilities at this scale run on tight production schedules, heavy maintenance requirements and multi-shift coordination. We build production-tracking, maintenance-scheduling and reporting software that fits how a pulp and paper operation actually runs, so plant managers spend less time reconciling spreadsheets and more time keeping equipment running.

Aluminum and metal transformation

Metal transformation and equipment manufacturing absorbed the largest share of the $720 million invested in Trois-Rivières' economy in 2024. With space at parks like Parc industriel des Hautes-Forges running tight and Carrefour 40-55 left as essentially the only option for new tenants, most metal transformation businesses in the city are being pushed to grow output within their existing footprint. We build the production, inventory and shop-floor software that makes that kind of efficiency-driven growth possible.

Aeronautics

Aeronautics work demands the kind of precision, traceability and documentation that generic off-the-shelf tools rarely handle well. We build custom systems for quality tracking, parts traceability and compliance documentation, tailored to how your shop actually operates, so your team spends less time on manual record-keeping and more time on the work that has to be done exactly right, every time.

Port logistics, bulk shipping and transportation

The Port of Trois-Rivières handled 2.6 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2025 — 1.9 million tonnes of dry bulk, 485,000 tonnes of general cargo and 198,200 tonnes of liquid bulk — even as reconstruction of docks 16 and 17 reshaped how cargo moves through the zone industrialo-portuaire. Businesses tied to that flow need visibility: scheduling, capacity and shipment-tracking tools that stay accurate through a period of change. We build that kind of operational software for logistics and transportation businesses working through the transition.

Information/communications technology, telecommunications and electronics

Trois-Rivières has real infrastructure behind this sector — UQTR and Cégep de Trois-Rivières producing local talent, and organizations like the Chambre de commerce et d'industries de Trois-Rivières (CCI3R) and IDE Trois-Rivières supporting it. At the same time, the region is short on office-automation professionals, which is exactly the gap well-built software is meant to close. We build and integrate the tools — from internal platforms to customer-facing systems — that let ICT and electronics businesses here scale without waiting on hires that are hard to find.

How we help

Built for Trois-Rivières businesses

Back-Office & Administrative Automation

Cégep de Trois-Rivières launched dedicated AEC cohorts in bureautique, comptabilité et coordination because the region is short on office-automation professionals. We build software that automates invoicing, scheduling, reporting and data entry, so the office staff you already have can cover more ground without you needing to win a hiring race the whole region is struggling with.

Production & Plant-Floor Efficiency Software

With Parc industriel des Hautes-Forges reported at or near capacity and Carrefour 40-55 essentially the only park with room for new tenants, most manufacturers here can't simply build a bigger plant. We build production tracking, scheduling and inventory software that increases what your existing floor space can produce.

Trade & Tariff-Resilience Digitization

Late in 2025, federal funding was announced to help Mauricie-region manufacturers adapt to new U.S. tariff exposure, including support for Trois-Rivières manufacturer FAB 3R to digitize equipment and raise production capacity. We build the equipment-data, production-visibility and reporting systems that support that same kind of adaptation for other local manufacturers facing tariff pressure.

Knowledge-Capture & Succession Systems

Cégep de Trois-Rivières runs continuing-education programming aimed specifically at helping local employers plan succession and transfer institutional knowledge before retirements. We build the internal systems — searchable documentation, workflow capture, process libraries — that keep what your senior staff know inside the business after they leave.

Logistics & Operations Visibility Dashboards

The Port of Trois-Rivières' 2025 cargo tonnage dipped as dock 16/17 reconstruction proceeded — the kind of transition that's hard to plan around without good data. We build dashboards and tracking tools that give shipping- and logistics-dependent businesses real visibility into schedules, capacity and cargo flow through periods like this one.

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Industries we serve in Trois-Rivières

Pulp, paper and forest-products manufacturing Aluminum and metal transformation Aeronautics Port logistics, bulk shipping and transportation Information/communications technology, telecommunications and electronics Environmental technologies, hydrogen and life sciences

Serving businesses across Rue des Forges / Centre-ville de Trois-Rivières, Parc industriel des Hautes-Forges, Parc industriel Carrefour 40-55 (parc technologique 40-55), Zone industrialo-portuaire de Trois-Rivières, Centre commercial Les Rivières (boulevard des Forges).

Trois-Rivières questions, answered

Yes. We work with businesses across Trois-Rivières, whether you're on Rue des Forges, in Parc industriel des Hautes-Forges or Carrefour 40-55, or operating in the zone industrialo-portuaire. Most of our work happens remotely and on-site as needed, so location within the city isn't a barrier.

It can go a long way. With parks like Hautes-Forges reported at or near capacity and Carrefour 40-55 left as essentially the only site for new manufacturing tenants, a lot of local growth has to come from getting more out of existing space. Production tracking, scheduling and inventory software are usually the fastest way to do that.

Yes — this is exactly the gap Cégep de Trois-Rivières built its bureautique AEC cohorts to address. Automating invoicing, scheduling, reporting and data entry means the office staff you do have can absorb more volume, which takes some of the pressure off a hiring market that's tight across the region.

It's a live issue for manufacturers here — federal funding was announced in late 2025 specifically to help Mauricie-region businesses adapt, including support for local manufacturer FAB 3R to digitize equipment and increase capacity. We build the production and equipment-data systems that support that kind of adaptation.

Yes. This is a recognized challenge in Trois-Rivières — Cégep de Trois-Rivières runs continuing-education programming aimed at helping employers plan succession and transfer knowledge before retirements. We build the documentation and workflow-capture systems that keep that knowledge inside your business.

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