i did this when i went on exchange in university and wasnt in canada for 6 months. pretty sure they charged me a really reduced rate. Should have been 0 though.
if you're looking for a good alternative for refurbished phones, I purchased my iphone 11 from www.getorchard.com and had literally 0 issues with it. i looked into bestbuy and amazon but didnt like the 3rd party model - impossible to understand where...