Company: WCN
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032201
Chunk: 7

Company: Waste Connections, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 7
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Employee Recruiting and Retention Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit. The Company’s goal is to have the best available person in every job. We are committed to building and developing diverse teams with a variety of talents and skills needed for our business, and to empowering each employee to contribute in a workplace where they feel respected and valued. In order to meet these commitments, we enhanced recruiting practices to ensure the broadest candidate pools and supported the development of resource groups including our Women’s Network and Veterans’ S.E.R.V.E. Network. Both networks have seen significant growth in 2024, with the Women’s Network reaching over 2,300 members and the Veteran’s S.E.R.V.E. network ending the year approaching 1,000 members. In 2024, we hired over 5,750 employees through our network of internal recruiters operating on a divisional and regional basis. Our internal recruiting team endeavors to not only fill open positions, but to partner with hiring managers to continuously improve our efforts with respect to marketing, screening, interviewing, onboarding and employee retention. In addition to recruiting locally in the communities we serve, we use job fairs, open house events, employee referral programs, social media channels, local radio and television advertising, and school to work partnerships.

(3) For more information about Servant Leadership, please see pages 9 to 15 of our 2024 Sustainability Report, available at www.wasteconnections.com/sustainability. The 2024 Sustainability Report does not constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this Proxy Statement or any other report we provide to the SEC or other securities regulators. 6 2025 Proxy • Waste Connections, Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Proxy Summary Snapshot of our Board 2025 Proxy • Waste Connections, Inc. 7

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Governance Highlights We are guided by our commitment to principled actions, informed and effective decision-making, and appropriate monitoring of compliance and performance.

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| ​ | Annual director elections            | ​ | ​ | All directors are elected annually for a one-year term.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | ​ |
| ​ | Majority voting                      | ​ | ​ | We have a majority voting policy for uncontested elections of directors.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | ​ |
| ​ | One share equals one vote            |