 Born and raised in Ottawa, Bordeleau began his policing career in 1984, serving on numerous community organizations, including the Community Police Action Committee.He is also a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Emergency Management Committee as well as the International Committee, he is also the Director for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police's Zone 2 and he co-chairs the "Operation INTERSECT" Steering Committee.Bordeleau received the Dean's Philos Award from the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management.