That is one reason we proposed the creation of a college instead of having CIPO regulate agents: it is so that CIPO can focus all its energies on its core mandate of processing those patent, trademark, and industrial design applications and not be involved in a task that, in Canada, is not usually done by governments, which is the regulation of a profession. One of the many advantages of a college would be to free up that energy and time at CIPO so they can focus on those backlogs and timelines.
On October 3rd, 2016. See this statement in context.