Obviously I'm just assuming. Rejected ITAs could play a role, and if you factor in that number from January - August, you can easily assume that there would have been a good amount for whatever reason. Also, if CIC continues at 3600 through the end of the year, they will not meet their targeted quota.There's really not a reason to expect the number of ITAs to go up unless you have information that the percentage of rejected ITAs has been higher than expected.
I don't have any inside information, just making PURELY obvious assumptions.