PlainCanada Passport (50×70 mm) photo requirements
A quick summary of the published size rules for this passport photo, and a free tool that crops your own photo to that size and checks the measurable rules — privately on your device.
⛔ Canadian passport photos must be taken by a commercial photographer (with the studio details provided). A photo made here will not be accepted for a Canadian passport — use it only as a preview or for other documents that accept 50×70 mm photos.
Size at a glance
| Photo size | 50 × 70 mm (1.97 × 2.76 in) |
| Head height (chin to top of head) | 31–36 mm |
| Background | Plain white or light |
| Pixels at 300 DPI | 591 × 827 px |
| Digitally edited photos | Not accepted — Canadian passport photos must be taken by a commercial photographer and must be original and unaltered. |
| Photos per 4×6 print | 4 |
How to take it at home
- Stand about 1–1.5 m in front of a plain, light wall in even light; avoid shadows on your face and behind you.
- Have someone else take the photo at eye level (selfies at arm's length distort the face). Look straight at the camera.
- Keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed. Both eyes open, hair away from the face.
- Leave plenty of space above your head and around your shoulders. Don't use filters, beauty modes or portrait (background-blur) mode.
- Open the photo tool: it crops to the exact size, places your head and eye line in range and checks the measurable rules. It does not change your background for documents that forbid edited photos — if the background isn't plain, retake the photo.
- Download the digital file, or a 4×6 sheet and print it as a standard photo print ("fit / no crop").
The issuing authority makes the final decision on every photo; automatic checks can't guarantee acceptance.
Official source: www.canada.ca. This summary is provided for convenience and may be out of date.