Canada Passport Photo
591 × 827 pixels, with the head-height rule applied.
The specification
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Printed size | 50 × 70 mm |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 591 × 827 |
| Head height | 31–36 mm from chin to crown |
| Background | Plain white or light coloured |
| Used for | A Canadian passport application |
Converting millimetres to the pixels you upload
The printed requirement is 50 × 70 mm, and the pixel figure comes from the standard 300 dpi that print services use: 591 pixels across matches 50 mm. Uploading a file sized to these pixels with the physical size recorded in its header is what lets a lab print it correctly without further instruction.
Framing it so it is not rejected
Size alone is not enough. 31–36 mm from chin to crown. Crop so the head occupies that proportion of the frame with a small margin above the hair and the eyes in the upper third of the image. Canadian passport photos must be taken by a commercial photographer or a passport office in many cases, and one copy must be signed on the back by the photographer.
A photographer's signature is part of the specification
Canada is unusual in requiring that the photo be taken by a commercial photographer, and that one of the two submitted copies be signed and dated on the back by that photographer together with the studio name and address. The frame is 50 × 70 mm with a head of 31–36 mm from chin to crown — noticeably taller and narrower than the US square it is often confused with.
Compliance is verified by the issuing authority, not by this page. Requirements change, and some offices add local conditions. Check the current published rules for a canadian passport application before you submit.
Why this runs in your browser
The file is read from your disk by the browser, decoded with the browser's own codecs, and re-encoded in this tab. No upload request is made, nothing is queued on a server, and closing the tab leaves no copy anywhere. You can verify this in the network panel while it works.
How to use it
- Start with a straight-on portrait against a plain background.
- Select Canada Passport Photo to apply the 591 × 827 pixel frame.
- Adjust the crop so the head height rule is satisfied.
- Download, and print at 50 × 70 mm if you need a physical copy.
Worth knowing
- Canada Passport Photo photos print at 50 × 70 mm, which is 591 × 827 pixels at 300 dpi.
- Head height requirement: 31–36 mm from chin to crown.
- Background: Plain white or light coloured.
- Source requirement: within the last six months, unretouched, neutral expression.
Limitations
- This page sizes and crops; it cannot certify compliance.
- Low-resolution sources cannot be enlarged to 591 pixels without visible softness.
- Phone portrait-mode and beauty filters can be grounds for rejection.
- Print accuracy depends on the lab honouring the physical size.