Premier Scott Moe is on the back half of his trade mission to Europe, which has, so far, produced agreements and discussions in the Czech Republic, Belgium, and France.
Moe spoke to reporters virtually from Eurosatory 2026: The Defense and Security Exhibition in Paris, France Monday morning.
He says Saskatchewan residents and industries can look forward to three main developments coming out of this trip. The first: opportunities for local manufacturers to participate in defense procurement, as countries across the globe ramp up their defense investment.
Second, opportunities in the uranium and nuclear space.
“Countries like Czech Republic as well as Poland…those are countries that have very real partnerships on fuel supply and uranium supply, agreements that are in place and they’re looking to expand those for years into the future as we see new mine sites coming on in Saskatchewan.”
He says there is also a significant demand for potash, and moving it to Europe will only get easier in the next few years.
“As we move towards some more potential connections to the Europe Union through that Port of Churchill, all of our other products are going to have an opportunity to access European markets, in particular for some of those products that might be higher value.”
The expansion was referred to the Major Projects Office in September, 2025.
Moe and his delegation will next move on to Poland, where they will engage on nuclear energy, mining, and agriculture before returning home at the end of the week.
On a separate topic, he hopes the recent peace deal announcement between the United States and Iran sticks, following several previous ‘agreements’ that have not come to fruition.
Moe says although ‘all peace deals are good,’ the conflict has led to Saskatchewan gaining more global attention from countries that want to diversify their own trade partnerships.
“Whether it be (for) products like oil and gas, products like uranium, or other products that Saskatchewan is diversifying into, but have the opportunity to be pretty significant in Saskatchewan’s economy in the years to come.”
If the deal does go through, he hopes the price of gas will drop with it, “because families in Saskatchewan in Canada are feeling the price at the pumps as a major inflationary pressure.”
