/EINPresswire.com/ -- MARKHAM, ON --(Marketwired - April 19, 2016) - Sienna Senior Living Inc. (TSX: SIA) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received shareholder approval in respect of all resolutions to be voted upon at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on April 19, 2016 (the "Meeting"). In particular, all nominees listed in the Company's information circular dated March 18, 2016 were elected as directors of the Company. The results of the voting for each nominee are as follows:

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Nominee                        Votes For                Votes Withheld      
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                             No.           %            No.           %     
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Dino Chiesa               9,789,840       94.81       536,343        5.19   
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Lois Cormack              10,305,773      99.80        20,410        0.20   
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Janet Graham              9,794,179       94.85       532,004        5.15   
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                          9,641,771       93.37       684,412        6.63   
Paula Jourdain Coleman                                                      
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Jack MacDonald            9,792,607       94.83       533,576        5.17   
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John McLaughlin           9,635,747       93.31       690,436        6.69   
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The proposed resolution to continue and further amend and restate the Company's shareholder rights plan agreement was also passed by a majority of the votes represented at the Meeting.

ABOUT SIENNA SENIOR LIVING INC

Sienna Senior Living (TSX: SIA) is one of Canada's largest owners of seniors housing and the largest licensed long-term care provider in Ontario. The Company's 8,000 employees are dedicated to helping you live fully, every day in each of its lines of business: retirement living, third party management services and long-term care. The Company owns and operates 35 long-term care homes and 11 retirement residences, representing a combined 6,939 beds/suites across Ontario and British Columbia. For more information, please visit www.siennaliving.ca.

Lois Cormack
President & Chief Executive Officer
(905) 415-7612
Lois.Cormack@siennaliving.ca

Nitin Jain
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(905) 489-0787
Nitin.Jain@siennaliving.ca

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