Called CIC today.
The agent was a bit surprised that my application did not receive an AOR.
I provided the delivery confirmation , and said. she will forward it to the respective "office" (Not sure which one).
I received an email indicating below
Regarding your case status enquiry, we can confirm that your application was received on January 24th, 2020. Please note that disruptions and restrictions due to COVID-19 may have an impact on processing times, the current posted processing times may not be accurate.
Still NO AOR. :-(