First of all, it is some kind of relief that they put a date to it. I was very certain that this year there was no way they could be able to implement it, so now they have to consult every possible stakeholder to come up with a list of occupations and degrees which are suitable for the Canadian economy. I believe every NOC in demand by the provinces will automatically be in that list, as per highly regulated occupations, I am in favor of staying the same, highly regulated and off reaching.
Secondly, if they make draws based on occupation, education, language ability or region, then it prepares people what to expect. Let's take our case for example. Can't believe 1 year and a half has passed waiting everyday for the draws to resume, then after they resume, they are almost insignificant. Disapointment in many levels. If you knew what was coming, you take the guesswork out of the way and reason if you should start the Canadian journey or not.
There are 226k candidates in the pool, if each of them took just one IELTS test that would be $40M alone, not counting education assessment and all, so a pretty fcking huge waste of money for something you should prepare and have almost zero certainty if it will pay back.