Energy Closure Council of Canada

About the ECCC

Closing the Gap

Canada’s inventory of inactive, marginal, and end-of-life energy assets is growing faster than existing systems can address it. ECCC was created to help close that gap by bringing together policy, finance, governance, and implementation expertise.

Our focus is not simply cleanup. It is building practical policy and financial frameworks that can accelerate verified remediation while preserving producer responsibility, protecting public finances, and expanding Indigenous and regional participation.

Our Story

We are a non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization that works to design, coordinate, and advocates for a National Remediation Program, in which the centerpiece is the NRFP or the National Remediation Finance Platform, while also working to create other policy, governance and operational frameworks needed to tackle the closure and remediation challenge.

By bringing together both federal and provincial governments, the oil and gas industry, Indigenous nations and organizations, municipalities, financial institutions, service providers, and technical experts, our aim is to advance practical policy, governance, and financing solutions that accelerate responsible closure, remediation, and reclamation.

Our goal is to accelerate verified and measurable environmental remediation outcomes, and strengthen the long-term stewardship of Canada’s energy lands.

Benefits to Canadians

ECCC's work is designed to reduce environmental and fiscal risks while supporting stronger communities, regional economies, and long term confidence in responsible energy development.

Reduce Environmental Liabilities

Create jobs in remediation and reclamation

Lower Methane Emissions

Expand Indigenous procurement oppurtunites

Protect Taxpayers from future cleanup costs

Build confidence through accountable closure

Core Values

Accountability

We support clear responsibilities, transparent governance, and measurable closure outcomes.

Environmental Stewardship

We advance remediation that protects land, water, air, and long-term environmental health.

Collaboration

We bring together governments, industry, Indigenous partners, communities, and experts to solve complex asset closure challenges.

Fiscal Responsibility

We promote funding models that protect public finances and ensure responsible industry participation.

Indigenous Partnerships

We support meaningful Indigenous participation in decision-making, procurement, employment, and land restoration.

Transparency

We value open reporting, independent verification, and honest communication.

Regional Economic Partnerships

We aim to ensure remediation activity supports local employment, service-sector capacity, skills development, and durable economic benefits for all affected regions.

Practical Innovation

We focus on solutions that are scalable, efficient, evidence-based, and implementable.

Meet The Team

Cameron Pekham

Executive Director

Cameron was raised on his family's farm where they raised purebred Hereford cattle and managed a smaller cereal crop base.

Between 2013 - 2019, Cameron founded, operated, and successfully divested out of a Western Canadian services company.

Cameron is responsible for the company's vision, and long-term growth strategy while working closely with the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the company.

Currently, Cameron is also CEO at Branded Energy Solutions.

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Chetan Saha

Research & Policy Analyst

Chetan Saha supports the development of practical policy, governance, and financing frameworks to accelerate responsible energy closure and environmental remediation across Canada.

His work focuses on regulatory and policy research, stakeholder engagement, and the development of the National Remediation Program (NRP), a collaborative initiative designed to help governments, industry, Indigenous partners, and financial institutions address Canada's growing inventory of inactive and end-of-life energy assets.

Chetan holds a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development from the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Energy, Business and Finance and Energy Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining ECCC, he gained experience in regulatory policy with the Canada Energy Regulator, electricity market operations across North American power markets, and commercial real estate development and investment analysis.