Once you receive the A.O.R. that means they have reviewed your application papers and they found it complete against their application checklist hence, the commencement of the word "processing" may now apply to your application documents. While it may be difficult to define the word "processing" within the context of this immigration forum as there is no clear cut definition found on the Canadian immigration website defining this word. However, we can not defy nor can we consider meaningless those instructions/information found on the Quebec immigration website. IF it says "applicants who submitted their papers on or after August 01, 2013 will be evaluated under the new rules and so as those applicants who submitted before August 01, 2013 but did not receive their A.O.R or any form of communication from Montreal" we have to believe it because this is our guide, this is our information provider/feeder..... :-* :-* :-*