Hey there - i do get some of your points but a few i don't
First come first served would not work as there are quotas are in place for different VO's, thats why some submitted on a date were told the cap is full and some after were allowed in, these people simply applied under different VO offices.
And for 'funding: well while we are not directly funding them 1000 applications with at least CAD 1000 per application is a toal of CAD 1,000,000. what do you think can be done with that every year. besides don't forget that there are other types of visa's too which go to the same office.' - this is way out, i get that this money is coming in but i can tell you at a glance with every ones salaries in the offices plus all other overheads that tghis is not a proifit making exercise for them, not a chance.
The updates they give are based on what they process, you can't ask them to simply adjust there their labout force on this, they tick them off as they go and give an update - maybe they could give an update but also state that there is another 'x' amount awaiting review that may be included so we know if we are at the front or back of the cue? But for email responses to be in line with the truth, i see no reason why automated responses are a problem, i have seen how many times on here the same questions are asked and we go in circles, can you imagine what it would be like for them to give out an email to us to ask questions through? The email traffic would blow any server i should think
Applications not complete - how do i know??? I know because i have read up on the issue through news sites, mainly official sites - people send in wrong applications, its a fact, i may have done i dont know yet! And for false apps i know there is a lot of that going on, happy to share links on all of this if you want.