Relocation to Canada after 24 years

[Sunkins]

Hello,
Long story short:
I'm a Canadian citizen, married in Canada to a Brazilian (for 21 years), recently retired in Asia and relocating to Canada this coming August. She has eTA, US visa, etc. We have one daughter currently attending university in Australia.
My wife never lived in Canada, never overstayed, nor has any impediments.
Due to time constraint we won't have time to apply for her PR while in Hong Kong were we are permanent residents.

Questions:
1. Any chances of refusing her entry when we arrive in Canada early August (with our 'goods to follow') where at the border we will state that I'm a returning citizen (to reinstate my residency status) and we will apply for her PR inland soon after arrival? The paperwork is a work in progress at the moment.
We do understand her visitor visa/stay limitations and will oblige w any dates assigned to her condition of stay, and
we have easy access to overseas travel.
2. Any other ideas?
3. How would that inland application impact her possible trips overseas, specially to visit our daughter in Australia or her elder parents in south America?
4. Time that the application will take considering the above?
5. Can we proceed ourselves w the application or would it be best to get a lawyer involved?
Thanks

 

[scylla]

1. Make sure she has a return ticket since she's only allowed to visit Canada at this time, not live here. There's always some chance (no matter how small) of having issues at the port of entry - but you should be OK. If you can show any kind of evidence that you have started the process of applying for PR - that would be good.
3. If she wants to have the freedom to be able to travel outside of Canada, she should apply outland. With the inland process one is expected to be in Canada and if there are ever issues re-entering, this effectively cancels the inland application. She can apply outland while in Canada as a visitor.
4. I believe outland tends to be shorter than inland for those from Brazil.
5. You don't need a lawyer.