Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, centre, speaks during a fireside chat with Swedish Industry Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch, left, and CEO of Business Sweden Jan Larsson at the ºÃÉ«tv Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
A Saab JAS39 Gripen from the Hungarian Air Force performs during the Airpower 19 air show in Zeltweg, Styria, Austria on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, centre, speaks during a fireside chat with Swedish Industry Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch, left, and CEO of Business Sweden Jan Larsson at the ºÃÉ«tv Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
OTTAWA - Saab CEO Micael Johansson says his company's plan to set up shop in Canada to build fighter jets will depend largely on whether Ottawa buys its Gripen aircraft.
Johansson tells ºÃÉ«tvit "doesn't really make sense" to build the aircraft in a country that isn't buying the jets, which are designed to be continuously upgraded as technology evolves.
Saab has proposed a production hub in Canada which could produce about 10,000 jobs — but the company is also looking at setting up in other countries in Europe.
The proposal comes as the federal government reviews its contract to buy up to 88 F-35 stealth fighters from U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters this week that Canada didn't get enough industrial benefits from that deal.
Speaking alongside her Swedish counterpart, Industry Minister Ebba Busch, Joly said Thursday that while Canada is very much interested in Saab, Ottawa needs more details about the proposal.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Nov. 21, 2025.
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