Financing comes before touring. The agent should ask whether you are pre-approved, who your lender is, and what your minimum down payment looks like, since Canadian minimum down payment rules run 5 percent to $500,000 then 10 percent on the portion above that, and that number sets your realistic price range before you fall for a house you cannot finance.
The agent should also set expectations on timeline and competition. That means being honest about how many comparable sales exist in your target neighbourhoods, what a typical offer looks like there, and how quickly a well-priced home tends to move, rather than promising a specific number of showings before you find something.
A first meeting that skips financing and jumps straight to touring houses is a sign the agent is optimizing for showings, not for your purchase. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.