I would honestly suggest to you guys to not call IRCC too often as all they do is spread misinformation and provide incoherent responses, resulting further anxiety for everyone. Calling them won't prioritize applications and won't help answer any queries, of course unless you have a genuine issue such as updating your address etc.
However, don't let them get rude or push you around. I have seen comments in which people have mentioned this. Remember, we are all tax payers and it's this tax that's paying their salary and it's their job to provide us information, that's why they have a call center in place ( whether that's correct or incorrect information is another thing ).
We all have to wait our turns. If you want an actual status update on a file, its best to do that through GCMS notes. Yes, they take time, but they're as accurate as possible and depict the actual story. Hope this helps.