About us

History

Since childhood, Mario Bilodeau has been passionate about everything related to the fur trade, a passion that has led him to develop unparalleled expertise in this field. Initially trained in trapping and taxidermy, Mario Bilodeau has also developed solid experience in fur accessory manufacturing over the years.

From raw material to finished product

Mario Bilodeau's career began in 1985, when he worked in the raw fur trade. Then, in 1997, he launched BILODEAU Canada in collaboration with Marcel Laplante, who specialized in business and industrial production. This new partnership breathed new life into the company's operations.

BILODEAU Canada's mission is to transform raw materials sourced in Quebec and Canada into high-quality finished products. The company emphasizes the use of non-polluting materials sourced from natural and renewable resources, in accordance with applicable government laws and regulations.

BILODEAU Canada uses almost all of the raw material; the company purchases the raw skin of a wild animal, prepares it, and then naturalizes it or transforms it into various finished products. It also uses animal by-products such as hair, bones, claws, and fat to make handicrafts at its facilities located north of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean.

Since 2021, the company has been run by three new shareholders who have been well established within the company for several years. Maintaining the same values, the company continues to grow year after year.

Mission

BILODEAU Canada is a company run by people who are passionate about fur and nature. The work environment is flexible, and every member of the team contributes to the organization's success.

The customer is at the heart of management's concerns: quality, respect, dynamism, and integrity are the foundations of its service. BILODEAU Canada is proud of its products and its reputation both in its region and internationally. Its comprehensive integration sets it apart from its competitors, and its commitment to maximizing the use of raw materials has led to structured partnerships where everything is recycled, transformed, and marketed as finished products.

Sustainable development

BILODEAU Canada defines itself as a responsible and environmentally conscious company. It applies its governance principles in the area of sustainable development. Thus, adopting the concept of sustainable development makes it possible to meet the needs of the present while respecting and without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. In other words, sustainable development means doing things better, in a responsible and balanced way, while ensuring the occupation and vitality of the territories of Quebec and Canada.

Furthermore, fur is a natural, renewable, and sustainable resource. This means that we use only a fraction of what nature produces each year without reducing wildlife populations or damaging the natural habitats where they live. The goal is to maintain long-term ecological balance.

Since the governments of Quebec and Canada ensure the sustainable development of wildlife in order to guarantee the long-term viability of resources by establishing harvest limits for each species based on population dynamics, wildlife production potential of habitats, and historical capture data, when BILODEAU Canada purchases its renewable resources, It ensures that everything complies with the laws, standards, and regulations in force in Quebec and Canada. It therefore ensures that hunters have the necessary permits and that their catches are properly recorded in order to guarantee this fundamental management plan. In addition, BILODEAU Canada does not use any renewable resources that are threatened or endangered.

Another important factor that BILODEAU Canada cares about is maximizing renewable raw materials. As a result, it uses almost all of this material. When a hunter brings in a whole animal, we keep the fur and leather to make coats, hats, boots, mittens, etc. We recover the bones, teeth, and claws to make handicrafts or for the film industry. The glands, oils, and fats are also used, either for the pharmaceutical industry or for the perfume industry. The meat is redistributed to sled dog owners or breeders. And finally, when we brush our fur coats, we keep the hair to make wool and other by-products.

Finally, BILODEAU Canada is a Quebec-based company that educates and demystifies its customers and communities about the importance of sustainable development while ensuring the well-being and development of its employees' knowledge and skills.

International visibility and growth

In 2009, the company saw its potential business volume increase. Management decided to push the boundaries of the company and once again secure a presence at various exhibitions such as NAFFEM Style Lab (North American Fur & Fashions Exposition Montreal) with a single goal in mind: to increase its visibility on an international scale.

BILODEAU Canada is experiencing rapid growth. The company, which bases its operations on values of local and sustainable development and respect for wildlife resources, carries out almost all of its fur and outdoor accessory processing and manufacturing operations at its facilities in Normandin.

BILODEAU Canada also works closely with various interpretation centers and zoos, in addition to collaborating with several museums. Furthermore, for the past fifteen years, the company has been a leader in the rental and sale of equipment for the film industry.

BILODEAU Canada is also proud to be recognized as the largest taxidermy company in Quebec, exporting its products internationally.