Exhibit 99.1

ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP.

PROXY

SOLICITED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION

FOR USE AT THE JUNE 9, 2016 ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

PLEASE DATE AND SIGN THIS FORM OF PROXY AND RETURN IT IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP., C/O CST TRUST COMPANY, P.O. BOX 721, AGINCOURT, ONTARIO, M1S 0A1, SO THAT IT IS RECEIVED BEFORE 4:00 P.M. (EASTERN TIME) ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016. IN THE ALTERNATIVE, YOU MAY VOTE ONLINE AT WWW.CSTVOTEMYPROXY.COM, DELIVER IT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO PROXY@CANSTOCKTA.COM, FROM A TOUCHTONE TELEPHONE BY CALLING 1-888-489-5760, OR BY FACSIMILE TO 416-368-2502 OR 1-866-781-3111, BY NOT LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. (EASTERN TIME) ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND THE MEETING TO VOTE IN PERSON, PLEASE BRING THIS PROXY, AS IT WILL ASSIST IN YOUR REGISTRATION.

The undersigned shareholder of ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. (the “Corporation”) hereby appoints Christopher Ball, a director of the Corporation, or, failing him, George Steeves, a director of the Corporation, or instead of either of them,                          ______________________________________, as proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to attend and vote at the annual meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders of the Corporation to be held on Thursday, June 9, 2016 and at any adjournment thereof, upon the following matters:

(1) VOTE FOR ☐ or WITHHOLD VOTE ☐ or, if no specification is made, VOTE FOR the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Corporation and authorize the directors of the Corporation to fix the remuneration of the auditors;

(2) With respect to the election of the following directors of the Corporation as set out in the Corporation’s management information circular (the “Circular”) dated May 3, 2016:

VOTE FOR	WITHHOLD VOTE			VOTE FOR	WITHHOLD VOTE
☐	☐	1.	Christopher Ball	☐	☐	2.	Melissa Barnes
☐	☐	3.	Christopher Huskilson	☐	☐	4.	Chris Jarratt
☐	☐	5.	Kenneth Moore	☐	☐	6.	Ian Robertson
☐	☐	7.	Masheed Saidi	☐	☐	8.	Dilek Samil
☐	☐	9.	George Steeves

and, if no specification is made, VOTE FOR the election of each of the foregoing director nominees;

(3) VOTE FOR ☐ OR VOTE AGAINST ☐ the special resolution set forth in Schedule “A” of the Circular approving amendments to the articles of the Corporation;

(4) VOTE FOR ☐ OR VOTE AGAINST ☐ the resolution set forth in Schedule “B” of the Circular approving amendments to, and unallocated options under,  the Corporation’s stock option plan;

(5) VOTE FOR ☐ OR VOTE AGAINST ☐ the resolution set forth in Schedule “D” of the Circular approving an amendment to the Corporation’s directors’ deferred share unit plan to increase the number of shares issuable to 1,000,000 common shares;

(6) VOTE FOR ☐ OR VOTE AGAINST ☐ the resolution set forth in Schedule “F” of the Circular approving the continuance, amendment and reinstatement of the Corporation’s shareholder rights plan;

(7) VOTE FOR ☐ OR VOTE AGAINST ☐ the resolution set forth in Schedule “I” of the Circular approving the issuance by the Corporation to Emera Incorporated (“Emera”), from time to time and subject to certain limitations specified in Schedule “I” of the Circular, of common shares and securities convertible into common shares of the Corporation, which result in Emera’s aggregate percentage holdings increasing from between 15% and 20% to greater than 20%, but less than 25% of the outstanding common shares of the Corporation;

(8) VOTE FOR ☐ OR VOTE AGAINST ☐ the advisory resolution set forth in Schedule “J” of the Circular to accept the approach to executive compensation as disclosed in the Circular;

(9) amendments or variations to the matters identified in the notice of meeting accompanying the Circular (the “Notice of Meeting”) and such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof at the discretion of the proxyholder.

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This instrument supersedes and revokes any prior appointment of proxy made by the undersigned with respect to voting of the shares below at the meeting.

Dated: , 2016.

Signature of Shareholder

Name of Shareholder (Please print clearly)

NOTES:

(1) If this proxy is completed and submitted in favour of the persons designated in the printed portion above, the proxyholder will vote in favour of the resolutions described in items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on any ballot that may be called in respect of the same unless the proxy otherwise specifies, in which case, the specified instructions will be followed. If no choice is specified in this proxy with respect to a particular matter identified in the Notice of Meeting, the person(s) designated in the printed portion above will vote the shares represented by this proxy as specified for such matter in the Circular.

(2) This proxy, which is solicited on behalf of management of the Corporation, should be completed, signed and dated by the shareholder. If this proxy is not dated in the space provided, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it was mailed to you by the Corporation.

(3) If you wish to appoint some other person (who need not be a shareholder) to represent you at the meeting, you may do so either by inserting the person’s name in the blank space provided above when completing this proxy and striking out the names of management’s nominees or by completing another form of proxy.

(4) If the shareholder appointing a proxy is a corporation, this proxy must be signed under its corporate seal or by the signatures of properly authorized officers or attorneys.

(5) See the Circular which accompanies and forms part of the Notice of Meeting for a more detailed explanation of the rights of shareholders regarding completion and use of this proxy and other information pertaining to the Meeting.