Many Canadian citizens and Permanent residents who submitted an application to sponsor their spouses or common-law partners complained in social media about the rising number of interview calls. Most of the candidates who have submitted their application under the inland spousal sponsorship category are receiving immigration interview calls. At the same time, the number of interview calls is a little lower for outside Canada candidates. As of August 31, 2019, Canada granted permanent residence to 43,705 spouses of Canadian citizens and PRs.
