It is my understanding that if you were given an exclusion order and 12 months have passed you don't need and ARC, you need to have you COD and if lost then you can apply for a VOS as it was suggested to Beaudry-Clark in this thread.
However i find your situation somewhat complex because you left Canada while your inland PR is in process. An inland application requires you to be in Canada. May be your husband can call CIC to enquire about your application?..note if they know you have left Canada and probably for a long time (not vacation etc) your application might be cancelled.
I have read of others who were given an exclusion order with a an Inland PR but did not leave they were reporting to CBSA from time to time. Try to search for exclusion order in the forum search area and read other's experience. I do not have much knowledge on this, you can try to reach out for more exprienced members like
@Bryanna and
@canuck_in_uk
All the best