Pierre Bilodeau

Dr. Bilodeau is Vice President, Standardization Services at the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), Canada’s national standards body and leading accreditation organization. His tenure with the SCC commenced in 2021 within the Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement Branch. He has been instrumental in the strategic amalgamation of two operational branches, enhancing internal synergy and ensuring the SCC’s global initiatives are in concert with Canada’s strategic priorities. In his current capacity, he provides corporate leadership and management for identifying and addressing critical issues to position standardization as a value-added instrument for achieving Canada’s economic, trade and regulatory priorities. He brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to SCC, with over 20 years of experience in executive management, strategic planning, operational development and delivery of partnerships, programs, and research activities.

Before joining SCC, Mr. Bilodeau served as Executive Director, Science Branch at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. In this capacity, he was responsible for plant health science leadership in protecting Canada’s plant resource base. He previously served in various leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer at International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada. Mr. Bilodeau worked as Director, Research Partnerships, Research Grants and Scholarships at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). He was also the Prototype Research Manager at Medicago, a Canadian pioneer and world leader in developing plant-based vaccines and therapeutics.

Mr. Bilodeau was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to attend the Australian National University for his PhD in plant sciences. He holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Biochemistry from Université Laval.