~4 mos for Work Permit. ~12mos for PR.
It's not really required, but if the form is demanding it, and she has no work history, you can just put general labour ?
As to the CSQ, no I think that's only to settle (PR).[/
@profiler, i sent my birth certificate with my application, but i did not send my wife's birth certificate. my wife sponsors me , i have read there are some people there applications have been returned because they need the birth cetificates of the family. for who they need birth certificates