if I'm to advise anyone about this process again. I will do it differently, the mistake I think I made and many other people made as well is that after you get married, you can apply for a visiting visa first which they will grant . Then while visiting ,your spouse will then apply for the permanent residency WITHIN CANADA not OUTSIDE CANADA. That way he or she automatically gets an open work permit and while Canada is processing the pr your spouse is working and you live together. That was the mistake myself and my spouse made, we applied for the PR outside Canada immediately after our wedding and then applied for visiting visa, which they granted for two years. so he we visit back and fort alot.
I have two friends that this exact thing and its working for them now, only if people are wiling to share their story and process others will learn from it. I found out after it was too late.