Application received on July 31 2020 & AOR 6 July 2021. Nothing after that. Seems like processing speed increases. It's now May 24 to May 30. Hopefully something very soon.
Passport Canada website says not required but when you call customer service; they say it's still required. I called 3 times in past 6 months to confirm but all of them said same thing. Very confusing.
I am in same boat. My proof of citizenship file was received in August 1 and no AOR yet. Just hang in there. Processing is slow because of current circumstances.