🇨🇦 Canada Passport photo requirements
Short answer
A Canada Passport photo must be 50 × 70 mm (591 × 827 px at 300 DPI) with a plain white background, front-facing, taken recently. Face (chin to crown) must measure between 31 mm and 36 mm in the 50 x 70 mm photo.
Specification
| Size | 50 × 70 mm |
| Pixels (300 DPI) | 591 × 827 px |
| Background | Plain white |
| Head size / position | Face (chin to crown) must measure between 31 mm and 36 mm in the 50 x 70 mm photo. |
| Expression | Neutral expression, mouth closed, eyes open. |
Rules & common mistakes
- •50 x 70 mm (larger than the European standard).
- •Plain white background.
- •Taken within the last 6 months; the photographer/date must be noted on the back for printed photos.
- •No glasses; uniform lighting, no shadows.
Use your real photo — not an AI-generated face. Passport and visa authorities require a genuine, unaltered photograph of you and reject AI-generated portraits. Our free tool below is compliant because it only removes the background and crops your real photo to size — it never synthesizes your face. Still, always verify against the current official spec before submitting.
Make a compliant Canada Passport photo free
Upload your real photo, remove the background, and export at exactly 591 × 827 px. Select "Canada Passport" in the tool.
Open the photo tool →