Another August applicant here!
USERNAME : ExiledCanadian
Visa Office : Detroit?
Medicals Done : June 24, 2013
Application Sent Date: August 3, 2013
CPC-M received as per tracking : August 12, 2013
Stage 1 AOR : August 23, 2013
Sponsorship Approval :
AOR from Visa Office
I got an email today confirming CIC had received the application, so I'm assuming that qualifies as the AOR. If I'm wrong, let me know.
I'm so excited. It seems like I've been waiting forever to get this process started and it's finally happening.