Things are done differently due to COVID. Under normal circumstances, inland applicants would go to their local IRCC office with their spouses and "land" as PR. But due to covid, IRCC are now approving the application online and mailing COPR directly to the applicant instead. The applicant may have to submit new PR pics for new PR cards. They are not transferring the application to IRCC Halifax for PR card. processing. Once you get the COPR in the mail, you will have instructions with the COPR papers on how to apply for new PR card.
Mind you, this new procedure is a temporary measure until the pandemic is over with. Once pandemic is done, it will go back to normal operating inland procedures.