Free Canadian Passport Photo Maker (50×70 mm)

Canada Passport photo requirements at a glance

How to make your Canada passport photo at home

1. Take the photo. Stand about 1.2 m (4 ft) from a plain wall, facing a window or another soft, even light. Ask someone else to take it at eye level with the phone's main (rear) camera — selfies taken at arm's length distort the face. Keep your shoulders in the frame and leave space above your head.
2. Upload it above. Choose 🇨🇦 Canada – Passport. The tool finds your face and eyes, straightens a tilted head, and crops to 50 × 70 mm with your head at 31–36 mm.
3. Check the background. The background is replaced with plain white or light-coloured. Look closely at the edges of your hair; if anything looks cut out, use a photo taken against a plainer wall.
4. Read the warnings. We flag closed eyes, a turned head, uneven lighting, possible glasses and low resolution. Fix anything flagged by retaking the photo — editing a face is not allowed.
5. Download. Use the digital file for online applications, or the 4×6 in print sheet for a printed photo. Print the sheet at a pharmacy or photo kiosk at 100% scale with no borders, then cut along the guides.

Common reasons Canada passport photos get rejected

• Head too small or too large in the frame — the head must measure 31–36 mm from chin to the top of the head.
• Shadows on the face or behind the head, usually from a single overhead light or a camera flash.
• Glare on glasses, or glasses where they aren't allowed (allowed only if eyes are clearly visible with no glare; tinted lenses not allowed).
• Hair covering the eyes or the edges of the face, and hats or head coverings worn for non-religious, non-medical reasons.
• Filters, beauty modes or "portrait" blur applied by the phone. Turn these off before taking the photo.
• Photos older than six months, or ones that no longer look like you.

Things to know before you apply

• Canadian passport photos for paper applications usually need the photographer's name, studio address and date on the back — a home print may not be accepted.
• Check whether your application type accepts a digital photo.

Disclaimer: photo rules change and individual officers make the final decision. This tool follows the published size rules but cannot guarantee your photo will be accepted. Always check the official Canada requirements before you submit.