Thank you for your question.
Yes, the department has redirected resources to prioritize family class applications, as previously announced. That is a top priority for us. I'm happy to report that we have made tremendous progress on those applications in recent months. We have processed more than 28,000 applications since January 1, a major increase in the past four months over previous years.
To support processing capacity, we hired staff to handle applications in Canada and we also reallocated resources in certain lines of business such as the visitor class. As you know, international visitors are not allowed to travel because of the current border restrictions, so we shifted resources away from that area to help us make progress in other lines of business, including the family class and the Canadian experience class, and to support other departmental priorities.