Labrador Inuit have been partners with other Canadian Inuit in economic development since the formation of Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics Corporation (PAIL) in 1994, first through the Labrador Inuit Development Corporation (LIDC), and since 2011, through the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies. The PAIL partnership continues with great success and was enhanced in 2018 with the creation of a new organization, the Inuit Development Corporation Association (IDCA), of which NGC is a founding member. IDCA is a not-for-profit trade association that was formed for regional Inuit development corporations (including NGC) to work together to identify and create opportunities that promote business for its members.

In pursuing its business development mandate, PAIL Corporation is formed. PAIL becomes partner in operation and maintenance of NWS with ATCO Structures & Logistics. IDCA also seeks to be a national voice influencing aspects of federal government policy and programs that impact Inuit development corporations. Recognizing the importance of federal government investments in promoting economic development in all the regions of Inuit Nunangat, IDCA aims to facilitate direct, targeted investments by the Government of Canada, in full partnership with Inuit development corporations.