UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15 (d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2017

Waste Connections, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ontario, Canada	1-34370	94-1202763
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

610 Applewood Crescent, 2nd Floor

Vaughan

Ontario L4K 0E3

Canada

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (905) 532-7510

Not Applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 2, 2017, Waste Connections, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario, Canada (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that the Toronto Stock Exchange approved the Company’s annual renewal of its normal course issuer bid (the “NCIB”). The renewal will follow the conclusion of the Company’s current NCIB expiring August 7, 2017 under which no shares were repurchased.

The press release announcing the annual renewal of the NCIB and related matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release, dated August 2, 2017, issued by Waste Connections, Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Waste Connections, Inc.
By:	/s/ Worthing F. Jackman
	Worthing F. Jackman
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 2, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

Number Description 

99.1 Press Release, dated August 2, 2017, issued by Waste Connections, Inc.