Slower processing times
The average processing time in 2019 was eight months. IRCC did not meet its processing standard of finalizing 80 percent of all Express Entry applications in six months. They managed to complete 60 percent of applications within a six-month timeframe.
Source: https://www.cicnews.com/2020/06/express-entry-2019-year-end-report-over-100000-immigration-candidates-received-permanent-residence-0614879.html#gs.8x0utx
Add to that the Corona effect...
The average processing time in 2019 was eight months. IRCC did not meet its processing standard of finalizing 80 percent of all Express Entry applications in six months. They managed to complete 60 percent of applications within a six-month timeframe.
Source: https://www.cicnews.com/2020/06/express-entry-2019-year-end-report-over-100000-immigration-candidates-received-permanent-residence-0614879.html#gs.8x0utx
Add to that the Corona effect...