The northwest passage can be done by going through the Canadian archipelago. Greenland doesn't really factor into the northwest passage. You can do it all via

The northwest passage can be done by going through the Canadian archipelago. Greenland doesn't really factor into the northwest passage. You can do it all via Canadian waters and you can't do it at all without using Canadian waters so no need to even consider greenland as they don't have any waters that would speed up the transit.