I've been lurking on this thread a while, and decided to update with my info.
Applied online on Aug 29, and to date I am still waiting on Approval; but I have a US work-permit (Canadian) so there might be more checks because of that.
I live in California, so I'll probably need to merge the interview with some travel north; anyone have any info on the current interview dates in Seattle/WA/YVR area, or YYZ/Niagara-Buffalo?