It is possible.
My husband just received his Temporary Resident Visa (visitor visa) and he told them that I live in Canada and I have applied to sponsor him to immigrate here!!
So... Don't worry,... Go for it
I contacted CIC before applying, they said that there is no rule saying that you cannot be granted entry visa if you have an immigration file in process, but you just have to convince the canadian embassy that you will not stay in Canada... It is true that many cases will be rejected, but if you really want it, you should try it, maybe for your case a TRV visa gets approved!
My husband just received his Temporary Resident Visa (visitor visa) and he told them that I live in Canada and I have applied to sponsor him to immigrate here!!
So... Don't worry,... Go for it
I contacted CIC before applying, they said that there is no rule saying that you cannot be granted entry visa if you have an immigration file in process, but you just have to convince the canadian embassy that you will not stay in Canada... It is true that many cases will be rejected, but if you really want it, you should try it, maybe for your case a TRV visa gets approved!