So they want the following -
• COPY OR SCANNED IMAGE of your passport and passports of your accompanying family members, as noted below.
• Please provide information/ details as to your intent to reside permanently in Canada
They also say that "If no original documents have been requested, you may submit copies of your documents by mail, by fax, or as scanned images attached to an email to CPP-O at the contact information noted below" - I'm assuming we're in this category, and replying to the email with a high-quality JPG of the passport scan and a PDF with her intention to reside permanently should suffice! (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
Nothing but silence from CIC for almost 6 months so needless to say we're pretty happy today.