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Canadian passport photo maker

Make a 50 × 70 mm Canadian passport or PR card photo with a 31 to 36 mm head, or a 35 × 45 mm visa photo. Your photo stays on your device.

Drop a photo, or click to choose

For the best result, take it against a plain, light wall in even light, facing the camera.

How to make a Canadian passport photo

  1. Choose your photo. Facing the camera against a plain white or light wall, taken by someone else at eye height.
  2. Pick the document. Canada passport is chosen. Switch to the PR card or the visitor visa if that is your application.
  3. Check the head. The head is framed to the middle of 31 to 36 mm. Drag or change Head size until the check is ticked.
  4. Download. Save the photo, or a 4 × 6 in or 5 × 7 in sheet of copies with cut lines.

Canada’s larger photo

Canadian passport photos are 50 mm wide by 70 mm high, bigger than the 35 × 45 mm most countries use. The head, from the chin to the crown, is between 31 mm and 36 mm, so there is more room around it than in a 35 × 45 mm photo. The background is plain white or light-coloured. Permanent resident card photos are the same 50 × 70 mm with the same head range, measured without hair, on a plain white background; online they are 715 × 1000 to 2000 × 2800 pixels and 4 MB or less.

Visitor visa photos are different: the frame is at least 35 × 45 mm, with the same 31 to 36 mm head. Pick the document in the tool and the size follows.

Printing 50 × 70 mm photos

A 4 × 6 in print holds two 50 × 70 mm photos and a 5 × 7 in print four. Print at actual size, and read the Government of Canada page linked above for anything that must go on the back of a photo.

The full tool

This page opens Passport photo maker on the Canadian passport size. Every other option is still there, so you can change your mind without leaving. For other jobs, see all image tools.

  • 2 × 2 inch photo: A 2 × 2 in photo for a US passport, visa, green card or the DV lottery.
  • 35 × 45 mm photo: The most common passport size, with each country's own head height.
  • Indian passport photo: India passport, e-Visa, OCI and PAN card photos, with the 630 × 810 px upload.
  • UK passport photo: A 35 × 45 mm UK passport or visa photo, sized for the online form.
  • 600 × 600 photo: A square 600 × 600 px JPEG under 240 kB for the US Diversity Visa entry form.

Guides

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Common questions

What size is a Canadian passport photo?
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, with the head between 31 mm and 36 mm from the chin to the crown.
Is a Canadian visa photo the same size?
No. A visitor visa photo frame is at least 35 × 45 mm, with the same 31 to 36 mm head.
What size is a digital PR card photo?
Between 715 × 1000 and 2000 × 2800 pixels, 4 MB or less, as a JPEG.
How many fit on a 4 × 6 print?
Two at 50 × 70 mm.
Will it be accepted?
No tool can promise that. Check the current Government of Canada rules linked above before you apply.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. It is made in your browser.