> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.zulma.ca/llms.txt
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# How to apply and get approved as a Zulma Pro

> Apply online, verify your identity, and pass a background check to get approved. Then add your own insurance and police check before your first job, and accept jobs in the Pro app.

Becoming a Zulma Pro is a clear, step-by-step process. You apply, verify who you are, and clear a background check to get approved. After that, you add your own insurance and a vulnerable sector police check before your first job, then accept jobs in the Pro app. Zulma is service-agnostic, so the same approval lets you take cleaning, lawn care, and car detailing work.

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Apply online">
    Start your application at [app.zulma.ca/signup?role=pro](https://app.zulma.ca/signup?role=pro). Tell Zulma about your experience, the Niagara communities you want to serve, and your availability.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify your identity and pass a background check">
    Every Pro is identity-verified and cleared through a third-party criminal record check before taking any jobs. This keeps the bar high for everyone on the platform and is what lets customers trust who shows up at their door.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get approved">
    Approval is based on your identity verification, your profile photo, and your background check. You do not need insurance to get approved.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up before your first job, then accept jobs">
    After you're approved, add your own \$2M liability insurance and your vulnerable sector police check, and set up payouts. Once those are on file you start receiving job offers in the Pro app for your area. You see the full payout breakdown before you accept anything, and you can accept or pass on each offer.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What you'll need

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Identity verification">
    A government-issued ID so Zulma can confirm you are who you say you are.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="A clear background check">
    Zulma runs a third-party criminal record check. You complete this before you can take jobs.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Your own liability insurance">
    Pros carry their own \$2M commercial general liability coverage, provided before your first job. You do not need it to get approved. Zulma also carries \$5M commercial general liability at the platform level. See [your \$2M insurance](/cleaners/insurance-requirements) for what valid coverage shows and how to get it.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="A vulnerable sector police check">
    Because you work in people's homes, you provide a vulnerable sector police check from your local police service before your first in-home job. See [the police check](/cleaners/police-check) for where to book it and what it costs.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="WHMIS 2015 training (cleaning and detailing)">
    If you handle cleaning chemicals, you provide WHMIS 2015 certification before your first job. It is a short online course, often free, and the Pro app shows providers. Lawn-only work does not require it. See [WHMIS 2015 training](/cleaners/whmis).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="A payout account">
    Payouts run through your connected payout account, powered by Stripe. You set this up during onboarding so you can get paid for completed jobs.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## What you keep when you work

You keep **70% of the base, add-ons, and surcharges** on every job, plus **100% of any tip**. Recurring discounts come out of Zulma's share, not yours, so you're paid on the pre-discount amount. You always see the full payout breakdown before you accept a job.

For the complete breakdown, see [how pay works](/cleaners/how-pay-works).

<Tip>
  Already a Pro? Refer other Pros and earn two-sided bonuses through the [Pro referral program](/cleaners/bonuses).
</Tip>

## Apply now

Start your application at [app.zulma.ca/signup?role=pro](https://app.zulma.ca/signup?role=pro). Zulma reviews every application and follows up by email.

<Note>
  Already approved? Sign in to the Pro app at [app.zulma.ca/login?role=pro](https://app.zulma.ca/login?role=pro).
</Note>

New here? Start with the [Pro overview](/cleaners/overview) and the [requirements](/cleaners/requirements).