No, CIPO is not done with pre-assessment

In Is CIPO Done With Pre-Assessment? I suggested that CIPO may have paused—or possibly terminated—its pre-assessment initiative, since only 521 pre-assessment letters were sent two weeks ago, none being sent after 28-Jul-2022.  However CIPO’s weekly trademark .xml data release for 02-Aug-2022 through 08-Aug-2022 reveals another 869 pre-assessment letters—all dated 04-Aug-2022.

Is CIPO Done With Pre-Assessment?

CIPO’s weekly trademark .xml data release for 26-Jul-2022 through 01-Aug-2022 reveals that only 521 pre-assessment letters were sent in that period.  None were sent after 28-Jul-2022.  This suggests that CIPO may have paused—or possibly terminated—the pre-assessment initiative.