<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001562180-17-000958.txt : 20170228
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001562180-17-000958
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170224
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170228

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Waste Connections, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001318220
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFUSE SYSTEMS [4953]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A6
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VAUGHAN
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			L4K 0C3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(905) 532-7510

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		610 APPLEWOOD CRESCENT
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			VAUGHAN
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			L4K 0C3

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110503

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	IESI-BFC Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090522

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BFI Canada Ltd
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20081015

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RAZZOUK WILLIAM J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001064306

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34370
		FILM NUMBER:		17647674

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WASTE CONNECTIONS INC
		STREET 2:		2260 DOUGLAS BLVD SUITE 280
		CITY:			ROSEVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95661
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        <footnote id="F1">This represents an award of restricted stock units.  Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the issuer's common shares.  Subject to the reporting person's continued service with the issuer, the award shall vest in 2 equal annual installments, commencing on the date of the grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares withheld by the Company from an award of restricted share units in satisfaction of the applicable withholding taxes due as a result of the vesting of those restricted share units through an automatic share withholding procedure.  Pursuant to this procedure, the Company withholds as the units vest a portion of the vested shares issuable under the award with a fair market value (measured as of the vesting date) equal to the amount of such withholding taxes.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">For purposes of this disclosure, Canadian dollar amounts have been converted to U.S. dollars based on the Bank of Canada daily noon exchange rate for February 24, 2017, Cdn.$1.00 = US$0.7631</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">One Deferred Stock Unit (&quot;DSU&quot;) is the economic equivalent of one common share of Waste Connections, Inc. (&quot;WCN&quot;), granted pursuant to Waste Connections, Inc. 2016 Incentive Award Plan.  DSU units will be settled in cash upon distribution to the reporting person upon such person's retirement and generally do not expire.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>William Razzouk</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-02-28</signatureDate>
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