I had my interview at Etobicoke on the 18th Feb, It was a rather nerve racking experience (atleast for me since I worry about these things) but I hope it might shed some light to everyone else.
I arrived at Etobicoke's office at around 1,30pm for a 2pm scheduled appointment, however it is actually take a number and wait rather than an actual interview (which to me the letter was worded differently than I expected but oh-well!). It was extremely busy but I suppose that would be the case considering it's the hub for immigration. I had to wait around an hour or so to get seen and within that time I got to overhear others interviews during the time. Which for someone with extreme anxiety it helped me to calm me down to see the process visually / hear it. That being said though some people were asked quite intrusive questions or asking the sponsor "do you really want to sponsor them?" "are you sure you want to undertake this as they're your responsibility".
I was called up eventually and my process was smooth, the lady I had was kind and sweet. They asked for my Passport and my Husband's Ontario Photo ID, they wanted my two photos and only took one. Nothing else was shown that was I was asked to bring to be honest other than I was asked questions about whether I was convicted of anything, or denied entry. In my case I had to state I wasn't denied entry but I was asked leave due to a misunderstanding as I paid for another visitor extension during my PR process thinking I needed that as I didn't know whether I had implied status or not but the lady said I was fine and I didn't need it / all was a-ok. After that she made me sign two pages of a COPR and was given a sheet showcasing what to do next, and was congraulated on finally becoming a PR!
I was suggested to get my SIN by Service Canada next door but I chose not to because I can visit my Service Canada / Ontario within my city. That and the queue to get a sin looked extremely long.
However, for those who live in Northern Ontario / need temporary offices and have recently DM you should be ok to reschedule! As the lady who interviewed me was shocked that I came all the way from Sudbury Area and asked me why I didn't reschedule/mentioned they have offices appearing up in northern ontario. But I was fearful in thinking that if I rescheduled my appointment that something would have gone wrong and would have voided my application or something! I didn't want to take the chance so I drove all the way to be safe. I mentioned that and she understood my worries so it was all good! Nevertheless I got to atleast see Toronto and enjoy Family Day down there
Otherwise my process has all been done and my GCKEY/Ecas has all been updated to show that everything has been finalized.
