Congrats to those that got TRV.
Just an FYI, the last time I visited an immigration lawyer, he strongly suggested against applying for TRV and just waiting for PPR. I don't how credible he was, but he said from his experience, TRVs usually delay the actual spousal visa. Again, I don't know this personally, but just mentioning it as an FYI.
In my opinion, if possible, just have patience and wait out the time period. No idea how CIC works and the last thing you would want to do is complicate the case and delay the actual residential visa.