To be honest thats patently false, more false because it is coming from a lawyer who should have known better : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/service-declaration/service-standards.html
The service standard they have set for FSW application is this. :
Federal Skilled Worker Program (via Express Entry)
We introduced this service standard in March 2015 and reviewed it in February 2019.
- Our service standard: process electronic applications within 180 days
- Our target: meet the standard for at least 80% of submitted applications (within the approved annual immigration levels plan)
- Our performance in 2019-2020: processed 47% of applications within the standard
He was not talking about processing of applications, he was responding on when FSW draws will resume. People waiting for ITA can be real cry babies.