Leaving this here, but take it with a grain of salt:
https://moving2canada.com/express-entry-draw/
To quote from the blog: “Since COVID-19 became a public health crisis in Canada, IRCC has been restricting draws to candidates from either Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) or Canadian Experience Class (CEC). We have confirmed with a trusted legal source, who spoke directly with key staff at IRCC and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), that IRCC is intentionally limiting Express Entry draws to CEC and PNP candidates in response to the health crisis.”
I could see that. Their twitter has said some similar things too, right? Something that the CEC and PNP draws have been done to target people who are likely to already be in the country. But they always say they don't speculate on future draws. This quote definitely makes it seem like that is both the idea of the past couple of draws, but also for the future.
It is probably a bit of a win win in a way. People who are already here don't need to go back to another country and start a life there again, in the middle of a pandemic. Staying is definitely easier. At least in my position as someone on a working visa currently. And for Canada they get to keep people already integrated in the economy, who hopefully still have jobs, or will have one once things start up again. And who doesn't need to figure out travel and then find a home in canada and a job. It helps out both parties.
And for people in FSW. There are still only about 4500 people with scores over 470. So a draw of 4000 like the past all pool draw would probably put it right at 471 like before the pandemic. And I wouldn't be surprised if they do a bigger draw or two once things have settled down, just to get the FSW score back to what it was.