In this case, I can speak to the application management within the express entry system. Here there is the ability to pause the intake of applications, which has been done for federal programs since September 2021. This not only allows the department to catch up on the inventories of federal economic applications, but, in doing so, also allows the department to focus more broadly on the treatment of economic class applications writ large.
On May 19th, 2022. See this statement in context.