Do I have to return home to get a Chinese Q visa?

I am a Canadian. Married to a Chinese national and have already been living in China now for eight years. Since they changed the laws, I now need a Q type to live with my wife in China.

It is VERY inconvenient to have to return to Canada and then come back to China. Can I just go to a nearby country to get it? Do I have to leave at all?

Thanks