Energy East to Sign Significant MOU

Agreement Will Create Thousands of Jobs


OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 13, 2016) - Media Advisory - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada), four major unions and the association representing Canadian pipeline contractors and construction trade workers invite members of the media to attend a press conference to witness the signing of a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) related to TransCanada's $15.7 billion Energy East Pipeline Project. The MOU means employment for thousands of Canadian workers to build the 4,500-kilometre pipeline.

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2016
Time: 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: LiUNA Local 527 Training & Education Centre
6 Corvus Court
Ottawa, ON K2E 7Z4
T: 613-723-2141 / F: 613-723-6142
http://www.liunalocal527.com/
Speakers: Joe Mancinelli, International Vice-President, LiUNA
Russ Girling, President and CEO, TransCanada
Lyall Nash, Chair, CPAC
John Soini, President, Energy East Pipeline Project
Also Attending: Neil Lane, Executive Director, PLCAC
John Telford, International Vice-President, UA
Lionel Railton, Canadian Director, IUOE
Gary Kitchen, National Representative, Teamsters Canada

Russ Girling, John Soini, union leaders and the PLCAC are available to speak with reporters following the event.

Contact Information:

Media Enquiries:
Tim Duboyce
1 514 982 8403 or 1 800 608 7859