Canadian Residency For Thai Spouse

[Trev]

After working in Thailand for five years it is possible that I will be moving back to Canada with my Thai wife. She has been to Canada several times before and most recently on a 6 month visa for a spouse. I am currently in the process of sorting out residency for her and find the assistance provided via FAQ and e-mail very poor. I simply have a few questions that I would like answered and have scoured the website and sent e-mails to various officials, both to no avail. If anyone has gone through this process it would be great to have someone to bounce questions off of.

At the moment the questions I can think of are regarding the fact that I will be leaving my current employment and haven't found a new job yet. Will that have an effect on the process given that it is too early yet to find a job in Canada in my field? If so, is it better to wait until I find a job? Or is that what a co-signer would be used for? If that is what a co-signer is used for how do I get a co-signer who is in Canada while I am in Thailand? Who qualifies as a co-signer?

I guess that's quite a lot of questions actually. Hopefully someone has gone through this and has some answers for me or knows where I can go to find the answers.

Thanks in advance.