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): December 1, 2022

Waste Connections, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

6220 Hwy 7, Suite 600

Woodbridge

Ontario L4H 4G3

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.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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):

Indicate by check mark whether the 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).

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Item 5.02‎        Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 1, 2022, Waste Connections, Inc. (the “Company”) named Matthew S. Black as the Company’s Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer, effective February 20, 2023. Mr. Black will assume the role from David G. Eddie, who will transition on that same date to a new role of Senior Vice President – Performance Optimization. Mr. Black, who currently serves as Senior Vice President – Chief Tax Officer, has been with the Company since 2006.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Black and Mr. Eddie and any other person pursuant to which either was selected to become Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President – Performance Optimization, respectively. Neither individual has any family relationship with any director or other executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and there are no transactions in which either Mr. Black or Mr. Eddie has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Information regarding Mr. Black and Mr. Eddie’s business experience is included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities regulators. The Company has not yet finalized the compensation arrangements pertaining to either Mr. Black’s or Mr. Eddie’s services in their new roles.

SIGNATURES

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