You are not alone!!! Most of us on this forum have to endure the long and painfully agonizing waiting time. I have 6 months and my file has not been trasfered to the Overseas Visa Office. I have 6 more months to go. As you say that the files are sitting in a corner collecting dust and in the meantime we, the sponsors/applicants don't hear a thing for months...
TIMELINE
QUEBEC Outland Spousal Sponsorship
Sponsor Lives: Quebec
Applicant Lives: Guatemala
Application Received by CIC: December 22, 2018
Acknowledgment Letter (AOR): February 18, 2019
Medical Examination Requested: February 24, 2019
Sponsorship Approval (SA): February 28, 2019
Medical Exam Passed: March 05, 2019