I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Mitacs in Mar 2018
Interview
It went well. Seemed positive. The PI mainly asked questions on motivation, programming, and the course structure of my degree. He also made few points on accommodation and climate, and seemed quite friendly.
Started with formal introduction like name and family background and project description followed with previous projects done . The interviwer then asked some concept related to project, what is the roadmap or idea on accomplishment of the project