An almost complete midfielder, he was very aggressive, with good technique, a fine passing foot, heavy shot, and exceptional running capacity.

[citation needed] After a spectacular autumn season and a fine spring for Tromsø, they refused an offer of 10 million NOK (approx.

Bernier started the 2007 season as one of the Tippeliga's best players, scoring two fantastic goals against Norway's best soccer club over the last 20 years, Rosenborg BK.

Although Rosenborg went on to win the game with an injury-time goal by Alexander Tettey, Bernier was awarded the "Man of the Match"-prize.

Tromsø immediately offered Bernier a new contract; however, he rejected it as he wanted to leave Norway for a better league.

On August 14, 2008, he scored the winning goal in the first leg of a UEFA Cup second qualifying round match versus Scottish club, Queen of the South of Dumfries.

[7] On December 19, 2011, Bernier signed a contract to join Montreal Impact upon their entry into Major League Soccer in 2012.

[14] After a two-year absence, Bernier returned to the national team under Octavio Zambrano for a friendly against Curaçao on June 13, 2017.

[2] In 2018, a few weeks after his retirement, it was announced that Bernier was named as a U13, U15, U17, and U19 assistant coach at the Montreal Impact Academy.

[20] In February 2021, Bernier announced he would quit his coaching position at CF Montreal to become an analyst for TVA Sports.

[2] He played two seasons in the major-junior Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) as a defender.

He spent parts of those seasons with the Val-d'Or Foreurs where he would be teammates with future National Hockey League players Steve Bégin and Roberto Luongo, and the Sherbrooke Castors.

[23] He began the following season with Val-d'Or, but roughly 40 games later joined the Sherbrooke Castors who failed to qualify for the playoffs.