That is not true....For applying for FSW you should have a valid passport or travelling document.There is no mention of validity of passports or travel documents.
After application and you recieved PER if they ask for your passport for further processing then the validity comes into picture.For Visa stamping passport must be valid for atleast 6 months from the day of Visa stamping.
Mine passport is expiring in November 2013 and I applied and received PER too.Now I have applied for a new passport.
Once I will receive my new passport I will inform my Visa office (New Delhi) regarding the changes...
Thanks so much. Calling her right now to send it today so it gets to CIC latest tomorrow since she's in Canada