History - The epic of a dream

The beginning - A passion

BILODEAU Canada is the story of the passion of founder Mario Bilodeau. From a young age, his father and grandfather introduced him to hunting, fishing, and trapping, and at the age of eight, this interest truly blossomed.

To perfect his trapping techniques, he began to observe and research the behaviors of various species. Around this time, Mario and one of his cousins also created their first taxidermy specimens from real animals.

Mario’s career began in 1985. Jobs were hard to come by in the 1980s, and his desire to do what he loved prompted him and two friends to found their first company, located in the village of Saint-Thomas-Didyme, where he is from.

The company, called M&M Taxidermy (Taxidermie M et M), specialized in the buying and selling of raw fur, as well as the creation of taxidermy pieces. A section of the workshop was eventually converted into a store, and increasing demand encouraged him to branch out into garment manufacturing, diversifying his business activities through fur clothing.

Growth

In 1997, BILODEAU Canada was officially born. As a new millennium began, the company expanded into international markets and for the first time began selling abroad. Sales increased, and their goods were being shipped to markets abroad such as the United States, China, and several countries in Europe. These new markets solidified the continued growth of the company.

In 2003 began a number of collaborations within both the Canadian and American film industry, as the company continued to hone its skills and diversify its offerings. At this same time, BILODEAU Canada purchased and moved into its current site, a building that once belonged to a farming co-op, providing large spaces over a total of four stories able to accommodate the growing business and additional employees.

Over the course of its first two decades (1985-2005), the company solidified its expertise and expanded its various departments, gradually integrating the different stages of the fur treatment and production process. It also adopted notions of sustainable development, all while continuing to grow from 3 up to 35 employees.

From 2005 to the present day, the different departments perfected their skills, became more automated, and grew in size. The multi-skilled team of craftsmen allows the company to pivot seamlessly from mass-production of clothing items to the creation of one-of-a-kind speciality pieces. BILODEAU Canada is propelled by over 85 people creating fur products sold through 400 retailers across Canada and exported to 27 different countries. BILODEAU Canada is the ongoing story of one man’s dream that became a reality.

• Manufacturing for the cinema
• About us
• The BILODEAU Universe and the workshops
• Products : The clothing collection
• Special Projects & Achievements
• Taxidermy & Osteology