Canada Passport Photo Requirement:

Canadian passport sizes are used for Canadian passports, visas, permanent residence, and other official documents.

Passport Photo & Visa Photo Requirements:
Size: Exactly 50 x 70 mm (5 x 7 cm).
Head Position: Head must be centered. The head height (from chin to crown) must measure between 31–36 mm.
Background: Plain white or light-colored background, with no patterns, textures, or shadows.
Expression: Neutral facial expression. Mouth must be closed. Eyes must be open and clearly visible, looking straight at the camera.

Clothing:

No uniforms or camouflage clothing.

Religious attire is permitted if worn daily.

No hats or head coverings unless for religious purposes (full face must be visible and not cast shadows).

No eyeglasses (as of May 2016, glasses are not allowed in passport photos).

No visible accessories (e.g., earrings, necklaces, or hair clips that obscure the face).

Lighting: Even lighting across the face and background, with no shadows, glare, red-eye, or overexposure.

Passport Photo Quality:

High-resolution print (not pixelated or blurry).

Color photo only (no black and white).

Must be printed on photo-quality paper (glossy preferred).

No retouching, airbrushing, or filters allowed.

Recency: Passport photos must be taken within the last 6 months to reflect current appearance.

Digital Passport Photo
We also have digital files of passport photos which can be emailed to you or put in a jumpdrive. Our digital passport photos will meet these strict criteria:

JPEG file format.
Dimensions: Minimum 615 x 863 pixels.
File size: Between 240 KB and 4 MB.
Compression: Must maintain quality and color accuracy.