Under the framework on the official page as checked on September 7, 2026, the individual route does not turn on citizenship of any particular country; it rests on vetting, a processing fee and a gift to the U.S. government. Her nationality is not the deciding fact.
Nationality decides TN and E-2, not this program
TN is available only to Canadian and Mexican citizens, so her Canadian permanent residence gives her nothing there. E-2 depends on treaty nationality, and for her that means French nationality, which France holds under its own treaty, but the enterprise’s ownership would then have to be traced to French nationals rather than to her Canadian husband. The Gold Card, by contrast, is described on the official page as an individual application followed by vetting, then a gift to the U.S.
government and processing through the immigrant-visa or adjustment system. As published it does not require a specific citizenship, an employer, a profession or an investment enterprise. What it does require is that she pass vetting, pay the nonrefundable processing fee, make the gift after vetting and then satisfy the ordinary admissibility requirements that apply to anyone seeking permanent residence, such as the medical examination and background checks.
Because the framework derives from Executive Order 14351 and program terms that can change, the official page on the day of application is the only authoritative statement.