@tajindertj
I will try to answer based on my observations from the threads on this forum :
1. If you travel outside Canada and a CoPR is issued then any other immigration status you have i.e. Work-permit/Study-permit+TRV will get invalidated because PR status triumphs over other status. If this happens you will have to write back to IRCC to allow you to travel back to Canada on your current status and eventually they will cancel your CoPR and activate your TRV again. After coming back to Canada you could request them to issue an inland COPR again.
Based on IRCC call center or webforms. What is current status of your application?
2. In case of your spouse as she has never been to Canada, so it mean that she is an outland applicant. Therefore, she will receive PPR request whenever they will start processing outland PR application approval.