I ordered my nexus 4 on 03-Dec-2012 15:31:31 EST, and got a shipping estimate of 6-7 weeks. Which I was fine with, because I heard people that ordered in the states on November 27th were getting there phones much sooner then expected. So I figured I would get mine around the first week of January.
I decided to e-mail google to check if they knew the exact date they would ship the phone and this is the reply I got 2 days later.
Orders are shipped based on the estimate in your order confirmation email.
Once an order has been processed you'll receive a second ship confirmation
email with your tracking number. It may take 24 hours for the package
tracking to return any information for your tracking number.
If you have not received a package tracking number after the time quoted in
your order confirmation email, please let us know.
According to our records, your order should ship by the evening of January
23.
Neuxs 4 backorders: Please note that the above date is based on typical
shipment processing and does not apply to Nexus 4 backorders. Nexus 4
backorders are being delivered based on the order in which they were
received. If you receive a shipping confirmation email, then you will be
able to track your delivery.
They said it would ship on January 23rd. Which is 7 and a half weeks. I'm not sure if this is a generic date they send out to everyone in the 6-7 week group or if its just my bad luck. It could also be that there behind on the orders in Canada, seeing as how no one has received shipping info yet, while in the states people where receiving shipping info 3 days after ordering.