Hopefully some senior member can provide his or hers 2 cents about my interpretation of the cap update....
NOC 2173 Applicant, received at CIO on Sept 26th (last friday!)
Average applications per cap update on the NOC is about 43 (considering only the last 6 updates). If that pace is kept it means that the CAP will be reached in approximately 16 or 17 weeks, which is January 16-23.
Also, the rough average days of application being charged from time of receipt at CIO is about 90-100 days, or 11-12 weeks.
Considering those numbers, i believe all applications under NOC 2173 received at CIO at 90 days before January 16 (Oct 16th) should be safe, give or take a few days.
Here's hoping i am right