X0306 4 2018-02-20 false 0001318220 Waste Connections, Inc. WCN 0001064299 MITTELSTAEDT RONALD J 3 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE SUITE 110 THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 true true false false Chief Executive Officer Restricted Share Units 0.00 2018-02-20 4 A false 20937.00 0.00 A Common Shares 20937.00 20937.00 D Restricted Share Units 0.00 2018-02-20 4 A false 11273.00 0.00 A Common Shares 11273.00 11273.00 D Restricted Share Units 0.00 2018-02-20 4 A false 127713.00 0.00 A Common Shares 127713.00 127713.00 D Represents an award of performance based restricted share units. The target number of units is presented in the table. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the number of units that actually vest over the four-year vesting period will be either 0% or 100% of the scheduled amount, depending on whether the Issuer meets certain performance goals at the end of the first year of the vesting period. If the Issuer meets its performance goals at the end of the first year vesting period, then the units shall vest in four equal annual installments. Represents an award of performance-based restricted share units. The target number of units is presented in the table. Subject to certain continued employment conditions and subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the number of units that actually vest at the end of the three-year performance period will be 0% to 250% of the scheduled amount, depending on the extent to which the Issuer meets or exceeds certain performance goals at the end of each year during the performance period. The maximum number of units that may vest at the end of the three-year performance period is 28,182 (250% of the target number). Represents an award of restricted share units valued at nine million dollars (U.S. $9,000,000) that will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the award. The restricted share unit award is made pursuant to that certain second amendment to the Executive's separation benefits plan and employment agreement, dated February 13, 2018, in consideration for the Executive's continued service with the Issuer. Ronald Mittelstaedt 2018-02-22