No news here
It's just a waiting game, one day the phone call will come.
Remember that the winter is a busy time for airlines as they like to train new pilots and get them on line for the summer program.
AFAIK August and September are always quiet months for training.
If I was you I wouldn't be worried about who is going to be recruiting in January, if you get through the AQC at least you’ll know that a TR is not that far away.
I never received any pre course study material. Once I found out which aircraft I was on I learnt as much as I could about operating that type (CBT's, FS Add Ons, ITVV videos). CTC will probably be able to tell you which aircraft you are on 2 to 3 weeks before your course.
SW