Walmart Markville Mall in Markham didn't let me buy a SIM without an activation either. If the mobile kiosk people are just third-party sales contractors it doesn't really surprise me that this is such a widespread problem.
I ported two numbers last night, both attached to the same FIDO account. The first one's transfer was completed almost instantaneously, but the second number is still unable to receive incoming calls (outbound and texting is fine). Is this something ...