This thread has I think all of this information, including case where one was refused:Hi,
can you point to the statute/documentation that says the following two points;
What we know is: -IRCC relevant statute says PR-sponsors must be resident in Canada (no definition of 'resident' and no, wording does not overlap with or mean 'tax resident' ie. tax resident is not a guarantee; -IRCC regs do specifically say 'short trips' are okay (no definition);
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/leaving-canada-temporarily-while-spouses-pr-outland-is-in-progress-sponser-being-pr-and-sponsorship-eligibility-is-approved.696170/page-7#post-9759225
And all of the arguments at length.
Of course, feel free to check for yourself. Or ignore it all, it's your risk.