I find that the most important factor for processing delays of spouse application is whether the sponsored spouse will have a security screening or not.
Gango is waiting said:my husband is a canadian citizen for more that 26 years but they dont care about the citizenship and we are waiting here for more than 4 years for now bcoz of many many confusions came along with my sponsorship... thats my hard luck i think... but doesnt matter whether they are canadians or not the cic go through their rules and procedures so, if you have enough proofs and reliable documents they will grant the visa