I was able to port in without triggering a buyout in contract. So, yeah @VirginPlusAntonie was right. I would now like to know whether this is true for out of province numbers as well. Say the original number is from ON and porting in number from BC?
I'm fairly certain this'll how up as negative balance on your account and you won't have to pay any bill for next few months if you don't do anything at all. However, if you need the money back, I think someone from customer support should be able to...