Permanent Residency: Approved!!!
Checked the mail at 12:50pm today, and there it was. Two envelopes, one for Nadia and one for me. Nadia's was the letter from immigration telling her that she was approved as a sponsor for me, and my letter was telling me that I was approved for both permanent residency and my work permit. The work permit will apparently be sent soon by Vegreville. As soon as I get it, I can begin working again! 
I won't "officially" be a Permanent Resident of Canada until I am contacted by Canadian Immigration (CIC) in Scarborough for an appointment, at which time we'll have to pay another $490 for the "Right of Permanent Residency" and then we'll most likely get the official documentation. That should happen in January or February if what we've been reading from others' experiences are accurate. Anyway, that doesn't matter all that much in comparison to getting the work permit. Once I receive my work permit I'll be able to begin working full time again!
WOOHOO!