Pretty much, summer is the best time to be here applying for jobs. If you are getting interviews right now, might as well fly-in and see if any of those convert to a job and then stay till your spouse figures out their move.
Are you an outland applicant or inland? If you are an inland applicant, you won't need to update your passport right away as it has no use that I can think of.
They'll send the email again. You can call after a week to ask them again. I don't think they can refuse your application if they sent an email that was never received.
Cancelling your application won't do anything good either. Just wait for the result and see what happens. We obviously can't advise on the LOE/no LOE (most won't), but you can refer to a lawyer to get a peace of mind.
IRCC is now re-evaluating some applications even after P1, P2, etc. Not sure if it is becoming normal, but there's something going on for sure. We've seen eligibility and misrep being re-evaluated post P2 as well.
Whatsapp groups are a severe security risks. We get a lot of scammers create those groups to steal your PII. Better to have Telegram groups where you can keep your identity safe.
CLB5 to CLB7 is actually the difficult jump to make. Focus on your weakness that you saw coming through in TEF/TCF/whatever you gave and you can get through in a couple of months with CLB7.
The balance here is that, for every approved applications there are many rejected ones. Your intention to stay temporarily vs permanently is actually a factor here that has been featured in many refusal letters (200(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)). To view this...
Once you apply for H&C, getting approved for a temporary visa becomes difficult as you've stated your intent to say permanently. This directly contradicts the idea that you'll stay temporarily and as expected would leave. So, H&C for WP or for parents on supervisa (different story) usually is a...
H&C would be harder and more nerve-wrecking tbh as we can see over these threads. The wait times are longer and the result is very unpredictable. Once you apply for H&C, you'll also risk the ability to get a work permit extended in Canada too. So, ideally you would want to max out your options...
If you learn french, you have far higher chances of getting a PR as the breakdown shows. You/your spouse can also earn a degree to increase your scores dramatically. You two have made some choices in the past that might make you feel you can't compete via EE, but if you open up more steps...