IDC
Inuvialuit Development Corporation (IDC) is a 100% Inuvialuit-owned for-profit holding company, with a wealth of experience growing leader businesses in a variety of industries. As the business arm of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, IDC owns and operates a diversified portfolio of companies, residential and commercial spaces to support the implementation of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement and advance long‑term economic prosperity for the Inuvialuit of Canada’s Western Arctic.
Subsidiaries
ARCTIC OIL AND GAS SERVICES
Arctic Oil and Gas Services (AOGS) Ltd is an Inuvialuit company providing catering support services in the Mackenzie Delta. AOGS is committed to providing its clients with top quality personnel and services.
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STANTON GROUP
The Stanton Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Inuvialuit Development Corporation.
Stanton Group is an Inuvik-based food distribution company. Using the full range of transportation options available in the North-fixed-wing, on- and off-strip aircraft, helicopters, marine vessels, highway, ice road and overland vehicle support – Stanton staff are experienced in supplying top-quality, professional and dependable food services to exploration and development companies across the western Arctic.
With its extensive knowledge of the region’s transportation infrastructure, Stanton has specialized in provisioning camps and catering to oil and gas operations in the western Arctic, onshore and offshore, since 1982.
Stanton also services the Inuvik area and surrounding communities through a modern, cash and carry, retail grocery centre along with a retail Store in Tuktoyaktuk and Aklavik.
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WELDCO-BEALES MANUFACTURING
Weldco‑Beales Manufacturing is 100% Indigenous‑owned and a proud subsidiary of the Inuvialuit
Development Corporation (IDC). Weldco designs and builds specialized heavy equipment attachments and custom-engineered solutions
for the hardest jobs in the harshest environments. Our ultra high-performing tools are purpose-built to solve unique customer challenges and provide lasting value—shift after grueling shift. With a customer-first approach, we ensure exceptional support and a higher standard of trust, commitment, and cultural pride only possible through our Indigenous Canadian ownership.
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Partners
AKLAK AIR
Offering both scheduled and charter fixed-wing service across the Western Arctic, Aklak Air excels in providing efficient, secure and safe transportation for people, goods and material on a cost-competitive basis. Aircraft are flown by dual flight crews trained in cockpit management and hold Transport Canada Instrument Flight Ratings. All flights are provided by our custom selected fleet, maintained to Transport Canada standards and safety certified.
Geologists, oil exploration personnel, land surveyors – they all rely on Aklak Air to get them into some of the most remote locations in the Western Arctic.
CANADIAN HELICOPTERS
Canadian Helicopters Limited (CHL) is the largest helicopter transportation company operating in Canada and provides a diverse range of helicopter services throughout the country. Within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, helicopter services are provided through Canadian Helicopters in partnership with Inuvialuit Development Corporation. The joint venture has a significant presence in the Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort Sea region, providing flying support to oil and gas exploration, mining exploration, environmental monitoring, scientific research and national defense. In the challenging field of Arctic logistics, Canadian Helicopters’ experience is unparalleled.
With over 50 years of experience flying in Canada’s north, Canadian Helicopters can offer the highest standard of safe, reliable and cost competitive helicopter service in the Western Arctic.
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INUKSHUK GEOMATICS
Established in 2000, Inukshuk Geomatics Inc. is a majority-owned Inuvialuit organization offering geomatics services throughout the NWT, Nunavut and Yukon Territory. Inukshuk has extensive experience in the Arctic providing geomatics services to a broad spectrum of clients including oil and gas, mining, government and private business.
Inukshuk Geomatics Inc.’s depth of experience and commitment to northern businesses and communities defines Inukshuk as the geomatics company of choice north of 60.
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NASITTUQ
Pan Arctic Inuit Logistics Corporation (PAIL) under a joint venture with ATCO Frontec Corp. of Calgary, operates and maintains the Canadian portion of the North Warning System on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND) through their mutual agent Nasittuq Corporation.
Nasittuq is 100% owned and controlled by the Inuit in the four Inuit land claims settlement regions of Canada, acting through their respective “heritage organizations”. PAIL’s seven shareholders are the Inuvialuit Development Corporation (IDC); Nunasi Corporation; Makivvik Corporation; the Labrador Inuit Development Corporation (LIDC); Qikiqtaaluk Corporation; Sakku Investments Corporation, and Kitikmeot Corporation.