Citizenship

I'm wondering if anyone has seen their proof of citizenship application appear in ECAS as "Received" before receiving their AOR. I was under the impression that ECAS usually becomes available only after the AOR is issued, so this caught me by surprise. My situation: Paper application submitted through a Canadian consulate from outside Canada. Application mailed in early January. ECAS now shows "Received" with a date of May 15. I still haven't received an AOR by email or mail. ECAS also doesn't show the usual second line indicating that correspondence (AOR) has been sent. I'm trying to understa