Why become a Seller?
Sellers on any of the 4FMV sites – including «4fmv.ca» and other affiliate sites – can take advantage of our Canada-wide online marketplaces for their skills.
The 4FMV sites are a simpler way of contracting with Buyers. We take the hassle out of contracting by doing all the invoicing and credit control on your behalf. We also guarantee payment for all contracts gained through 4FMV.
Best of all, registering with 4FMV is free!
Who can be a Seller?
Anyone who is a Sole Proprietor or is Incorporated can be a Seller with 4FMV.
If you have never contracted before you may want to look at our New to Contracting page. There are also plenty of opportunities for Sellers to work on a part-time basis, or from home particularly as a Fixed-Price Seller.
Find out more about Corporations (Incorporated) Sellers.
Find out more about Sole Proprietor Sellers.
I’m not a sole Proprietor or Incorporated, can I still be a Seller?
You are welcome to register as a Seller. You will have to chose to be a Sole Proprietor or Incorporate before being selected for any contract.
Becoming a Seller
How do I become a Seller?
Registration is simple and completely free.
You simply need to tell us a few details about yourself, including your name and address, contractor status (sole proprietor or incorporated) and the primary type of work you will be seeking.
Once you’ve filled out those details and agreed to our terms and conditions, you can begin selecting your skills.
Find out more about How to register.
What does it cost?
Registration with 4FMV is free!
We add a 12% management fee on top of your rate to cover our costs. The rate that Buyers see includes our 12% management fee.
You can choose to become a Premier Member – you’ll benefit from enhanced listings, with a more prominent entry and twice as much space for your brief description. You’ll also get top position in Buyers’ searches and you will be featured in our Seller Showcase on the 4FMV home pages.
What information do I need to give 4FMV?
Before you can take up a contract with 4FMV, we are required to check that you are eligible to work and contract legally in Canada.
Who is eligible to work in Canada?
For more information on how we verify your right to work in Canada, look at our ID verification page.
When I’m a Seller
Why upgrade to Premier Membership?
Premier Members benefit from an enhanced public profile, with a more prominent entry and twice as much space for your brief description.
Premier Members also get top position in all Buyer searches and are featured in the Seller Showcase on our homepages.
How will I be paid?
We can make payment for your contracts direct into your company bank account.
For more information on payment and invoicing
What about Sales Taxes (GST, HST and QST)?
Sales taxes, GST, HST and QST, are applied based on the location where the work was done. Each contract includes a project location. This project location determines which tax(es) to apply.
For more information on invoicing
What if a Buyer tries to contact me and bypass 4FMV?
You need to be aware that our terms and conditions state that any Buyer who finds your details through a 4FMV site has to enter into a contract with you through 4FMV Inc.
Any Buyer or Seller who circumvents 4FMV will be barred from the site and risks legal action being taken against them. We follow up on all contacts made between Buyers and Sellers.
See Sellers’ terms and conditions
Opportunities
How do I apply for opportunities?
You need to be a registered Seller to apply for an opportunity.
Details of opportunities that have been posted but not yet filled, are put up on our opportunity listings. You can then apply by sending a short message to the Buyer. We send on this message, together with a link to your details. The Buyer will contact you if they are interested.
Please check daily for new opportunities.
How do I bid for opportunities?
You need to be a registered Seller to bid for an opportunity.
When a Buyer has a fixed price opportunity, he will invite bids by listing it on our Opportunity Listings page. You can then submit a bid and send a short message to the Buyer. We send on this message, together with a link to your details. The Buyer will contact you if they are interested.
We add a 15% management fee on top of your fixed-price bid to cover our costs. The rate that Buyers see includes our 15% management fee.
Shortlists
I’ve been shortlisted, how do I contact the Buyer?
When you are shortlisted, the Buyer is given your contact details. It is up to the Buyer who has shortlisted you to get in touch with you.
I’ve been shortlisted, but the Buyer hasn’t contacted me?
The Buyer may have decided not to contact you for some reason. When assignments reach the shortlist stage, we provide assistance to Buyers to help them to progress to awarding a contract.
How long do I stay on the shortlist for?
The time will depend on the individual buyer and how long they take to progress through contacting Sellers to making a decision and awarding a contract. Experience to date shows that this can be anything from 1–21 days and is often dependent on the complexity of the project and the skill-set required.
Contracts & timesheets
I’ve got a contract, now what?
The first thing you will need to do is to confirm the details of the contract. You will find the contract details on your homepage.
These details will include whether or not you are allowed to charge for overtime (by which we mean additional hours, charged at a higher hourly rate) and expenses.
How do I fill in my timesheet?
You will need to fill in your timesheet on a weekly basis – at least.
When you click to ’Save’ your timesheet, this saves the hours you have put in, but does not submit the timesheet to the Buyer.
You need to submit a timesheet to your Buyer on a weekly basis, or when the contract ends.
What about overtime?
Overtime – for the purposes of 4FMV timesheets – refers to hours that you have worked, above the standard daily hours, which are charged at a higher hourly rate.
Your Buyer needs to have agreed to pay overtime when the contract terms are agreed.
How do I include overtime in my timesheet?
You can only include overtime if your Buyer has agreed to it in the contract terms.
When you fill in your hours for that day, you can include additional hours at a multiple of your standard hourly rate.
You do this by clicking on the overtime box at the top of your timesheet (this will only be activated if overtime has been agreed to) and inputting your additional hours and the multiplier.
Your Buyer will need to agree to these overtime hours, in the usual way.
How do I submit a timesheet?
When you have input your hours for that week, click to agree that your hours are accurate, then you can submit the timesheet to your Buyer. Your Buyer then has two working days to approve or reject your timesheet.
What if the Buyer rejects my timesheet?
If the Buyer rejects your timesheet, you can amend the timesheet details and resubmit it.
When you go to your timesheet for that contract, the hours that have been rejected are highlighted in red.
The Buyer is able to add a comment to explain why the timesheet has not been approved.
My question hasn’t been answered?
Please e-mail us with your question and we’ll answer it, and add it to our FAQ list:
