Thank you for sharing what happened with you.
It helps a lot.
Did they give you any temporary card just in case if you need to use it before your OHIP card arrives?
So they said the physical card could take up to a month in the post, but they gave me a print out with all the information to keep hold of till I get the physical card, so at least I'm covered until I get the card
Can you please tell me which service Ontario did you go?
I went to the one at West, 50 Bloomington Rd, Aurora, ON L4G 0L8, it's in an old Psychiatric Hospital so it's pretty spooky, also I would recommend going early if you're off to this one as the line can get crazy and they only have like 4 people on to deal with it.