If that's why you're applying as non accompanying that's what you need to say.
Your wife is not eligible for an Open Work permit when you apply for PR.
I completely understand that I need to be true about why I apply without my spouse and mention the real reason that my score with her is low. The thing is that everybody tries to scare that the application will be refused because we are not allowed to do that, but I could not find any official information regarding it. Also, I can't find someone who successfully used that reason and had no issues. Please if you are the one, let me know that.
Immigration consultants nowadays are lazy and do a lot of mistakes with a lack of knowledge and they do not care about it because they know that the bunch of immigrants will make them money tomorrow despite the fact that they are not professionals. They do not risk their lives while making mistakes.
For me, it doesn't make any sense that the application can be refused, because I'm not lying to a visa officer and claim my spouse in the EE account (she should do the medical exam and police certificate check) which should be fine.
By any chance do you know what happens with her current open work permit if she is my dependent and if I applied for PR alone without her accompanying?
Look at this page:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/permit/temporary/extend/eligibility.html
and click "eligible to work in Canada with an open work permit" popup link
It says:
You may be eligible for an open work permit if you:
-are a dependent family member of someone who applied for permanent residence
-are the spouse or common-law partner of a skilled worker or international student
From my understanding, I have 2 options for her if I applied for PR:
1. I can apply for bridging my PGWP for 1 year, while my PR application under consideration and my spouse is able to extend her work permit as well based on the fact that I'm the skilled worker.
2. She can get the open work permit based on the thing that I applied for PR
Am I wrong?
Thank you!