If your wife sponsors you using the inland process, you will qualify for an open work permit once your application has first stage approval. First stage approval is currently taking 15 months to complete. So you would be waiting for longer than a year. If your wife sponsors you using the outland process, no open work permit is granted as part of this process.
If you want to work sooner, you would need to find an employer in Canada who is willing to offer you a full time job. That employer must then obtain an approved LMIA. Once you have the full time job offer and approved LMIA, you can then apply for a closed work permit.
