We report the results of detailed investigations on structural and magnetic properties of polycrystalline GdFeO₃ compound. Temperature-dependent magnetization studies support an antiferromagnetic transition at T_N(Gd³⁺) ~ 2.8 K associated with Gd³⁺ spins. A clear spin-flop type metamagnetic transition associated with Gd³⁺ sublattice is observed in field-dependent magnetization measurements made across T_N(Gd³⁺). The compound also shows a weak hysteresis behaviour linked to canted Fe³⁺ moments near-zero field region, with a remnant magnetization of ~0.022 μB.