An applicant already working in Canada, holding an Alberta PNP nomination and a valid LMIA-based job offer, asked whether they still needed to maintain proof of funds (POF). The thread converged on a clear answer:
- POF is not required with a valid job offer. Two members independently confirmed: if you hold a valid LMIA-based job offer, you don't need to show settlement funds.
- The applicant's confusion — 'but I'm not FSW' — didn't change the answer. The poster repeatedly worried that the exemption only applied to Federal Skilled Worker cases. The members' responses held that the job-offer exemption applied to their situation regardless.
- Context worth knowing: IRCC's settlement-funds requirement generally exempts applicants who are authorized to work in Canada and have a valid job offer — which matched this applicant's profile (working in Canada + LMIA-backed offer). The thread's advice is consistent with that rule, but verify the current requirement on IRCC's site before finalizing your application.
Practical takeaway: if you're already working in Canada with a valid LMIA-based job offer and a PNP nomination, members' consensus was that maintaining a settlement-funds balance is unnecessary — though keeping your finances documented never hurts.