Finally decided to call IRCC today. I was pulling the 2,1,2,0, trick that I learned from here, so thanks a lot
I got connected to an agent on my 8th try, and it was at around 12:30 pm my local time.
I was told my BC hadn't been started. Specifically, info sharing is in progress, and criminality & security are not started. Both my dependent and I had years of study and work history in the US; I guess this plays a role in the info sharing processing time.
Also got my PVO and SVO infomation. Please see my signature.
Wish everyone luck in the next week!