Upload any straight-on photo and PassportNinja sizes it exactly to Canada's unusually large 50×70 mm passport format and whitens the background — free. The face has to land 31–36 mm from chin to crown, which is the official rule behind that crop; one important Canada-only rule about the printed photo is covered below, so read it before you print.
You don't pay to find out if your photo is valid. The compliance check and the printable sheet are both free. No card, no account.
By ShinobiTools Team · Last updated: July 2026
Canada's template was opened 4 times in the 40 days we've been measuring (13 July – 21 August 2026) — 4 of the 28 times any country template was opened across the whole site in that window, and a small number next to the UK's 12. We report what happened, not what we'd like to have happened.
Across the whole site in that period, 0 of the tool's jobs failed outright — no crashes, no half-finished results. When something does go wrong for a visitor, it's the tool declining a photo with a specific reason shown on screen (57 uploads were rejected this way in the same 40 days), not a silent error. For Canada specifically, that matters because of the back-of-photo rule below: if the crop and head-height come out right here, the tool did its part — what's covered below is the one thing it can't do for you.
IRCC lists the current passport photo rules — sizing, background and the studio-stamp requirement covered below — on Canada.ca, and that's the version to check against, not this page. See the official passport photo requirements.
Under the hood, the tool resizes your photo until your chin-to-crown measurement sits inside the 31–36 mm band, then positions the crop so 42% of the space left over sits above the crown and 58% below the chin — a touch more room under the chin than over the head. After the crop, we don't trust the original photo's proportions any more: the finished 50×70 mm image gets measured again, with 1.5 mm of tolerance built in either side of the band. Miss it and the tool says so with your actual number, using this exact line: "Head height ≈ X mm; requirement is 31–36 mm. Try a photo taken from further away."
A limitation worth flagging here too: whatever shade of background the rules technically allow, ours always comes out plain white. You'll get a 600 dpi digital file at the full 50×70 mm, plus a 10×15 cm print sheet with cut lines for a photo shop or a home printer. Expression, open eyes, shadows and glasses are yours to check yourself — the tool doesn't grade any of them.
Two numbers that decide what you can do with the output. The digital file comes out at 1181 × 1654 px, which is the 50 × 70 mm frame at 600 dpi. The print sheet fits two Canadian photos side by side — the 50 × 70 mm format is large enough that a 10 × 15 cm sheet holds no more, where a 35 × 45 mm European photo would fit eight. Cut lines are drawn on the sheet so a photo shop or a pair of scissors lands on the right edge.
You can run six photos at once for free and keep the results for 45 minutes; the optional pass raises that to 25 photos in one batch and holds them for a day. Nothing is watermarked on either tier, and your upload is deleted the moment processing finishes — the file never leaves the machine it was cropped on.
A canada passport photo crop tool automatically resizes and repositions the face into the 31–36 mm band. A canada passport photo editor is that same tool, doing the identical resize and reposition above. This canada passport photo converter tool crops and resizes any photo to the 50×70 mm file, output as a 600 dpi digital image with no account needed. The canada passport photo digital requirements are 600 dpi at 1181 × 1654 px. The canada passport digital photo size is that same file, just named the other way round. A canada passport photo requirements digital search points at that identical digital-file spec, separate from the print-side back-of-photo rule.
Read this before assuming a home photo is enough. For an actual Canadian passport, the program requires the photos to show the commercial photographer's or studio's name, full address and the date the photo was taken on the back of one photo. No online tool — including this one — can add that stamp, because it's proof the photo was taken by a recognised photographer. A canada passport photo back side search is about the printed back of the photo — the studio's stamp, not anything the digital crop can add. A canada passport photo back stamp search means that same requirement, restated.
So PassportNinja is the fast, free way to get the size, head height and white background exactly right (great for checking your framing, for other Canadian ID, PR-card and citizenship uses, and for seeing what a compliant photo looks like), but for a passport you'll usually still hand the correct-size file to a photographer to print and stamp, or have them retake it. We'd rather tell you that up front than have your application bounced. A canada passport photo at home shot is exactly what this tool sizes correctly; a canada passport photo diy approach works the same way, right up until the studio-stamp step above.
PassportNinja handles the mechanical part: it crops to the exact size, scales your head to the required height and replaces the background with plain white, then gives you a digital file at 600 dpi plus a printable 10×15 cm sheet. It does not judge lighting, expression or glasses, and it can't guarantee acceptance — that's always the issuing office's call. Follow the checklist for the things a tool can't see.
Also need a passport photo for a different country? See our US passport photo guide for the American 2×2 inch format, run any photo through the passport photo size checker to find the right dimensions, or use the ID photo maker for a driving licence or ID card instead.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, with the face 31–36 mm from chin to crown, on a plain white background. It's larger than the European 35×45 mm format.
You can get the size and background exactly right here, but Canada's passport program requires the photographer's name, address and the date on the back of the photo. A home photo without that is usually not accepted for the passport itself, though it's fine for getting the framing right and for many other uses.
Canada simply standardised on a 50×70 mm print. Don't try to stretch a 35×45 mm photo to fit — pick the Canada template so the head is scaled to the right 31–36 mm height. Searching for passport pictures Canada usually turns up this same 50×70 mm figure everywhere, since it hasn't changed in years.
Yes — no account, no watermark. The tool is free; only a physical photographer's stamp (a Canada-specific passport rule) sits outside what any online tool can do.
This tool is built for the Canadian passport format: 50×70 mm with the face 31–36 mm from chin to crown, on a plain white background. Many Canadian visa and immigration photo submissions use that same specification, but check your specific visa's instructions — we only verify against the passport rule here.
You can do the sizing and white background online here for free. For the passport itself, remember you'll still need to get it printed and have a photographer add their name, address and the date on the back — see the back-of-photo rule above.
Yes. Every upload gives you a 600 dpi digital file at the exact 50×70 mm size, plus a printable 10×15 cm sheet with cut lines — both free. For the actual application, Canada still requires the photographer's stamp on the back of the printed copy, so the digital file is the fastest way to get the framing and background right before that step.
Yes — choose "Canada — passport (50×70 mm)" from the country list in the tool above, and it scales your head to the required 31–36 mm height and swaps in a white background automatically.
Yes — upload a straight-on photo and pick the Canada template above; PassportNinja crops it to 50×70 mm, checks the 31–36 mm head height and gives you a white background, free with no account. Many Canadian visa and immigration photo submissions use this same 50×70 mm specification (see above), but always confirm against your specific visa's instructions.
Upload a front-facing photo and pick "Canada — passport (50×70 mm)" from the template list above. PassportNinja crops it to size, checks the 31–36 mm head height and gives it a plain white background, all free. For the physical passport application a photographer still needs to sign the back of the printed copy — see the back-of-photo rule above.
Yes — a renewal application needs a current photo meeting the same 50×70 mm, 31–36 mm head-height rule as a first-time application. PassportNinja produces the same digital file and print sheet either way; there's no separate renewal format.
Yes — no cost and no account needed. Pick the Canada template, upload a straight-on photo, and PassportNinja crops it to 50×70 mm with the 31–36 mm head height and a white background. Many Canadian visa and immigration submissions use this same 50×70 mm spec, but check your specific visa's instructions to be sure.
50×70 mm, face 31–36 mm from chin to crown, plain white background, plus the back-of-photo studio stamp covered above — that full canada passport requirements photos list is this whole page. Every passport photo canada download from this page includes both the 600 dpi digital file and the printable 10×15 cm sheet with cut lines.
No — the same 50×70 mm size and 31–36 mm head height apply; a canada passport photo size for visa search and the passport spec are one and the same number here, though always check your specific visa's own instructions too.
Yes — the canada passport photo dimensions are 50 mm wide by 70 mm high, shown throughout this page, and the tool measures your result against the 31–36 mm head-height band automatically.
Yes — everything except the final photographer's stamp happens canada passport photo online: upload, crop, white background, download, all in the browser.
Yes — a canada passport photo size online free search lands on this exact tool: upload a photo, and it's resized to 50×70 mm at no cost.
No — a canada passport photo app would still need installing, and this stays a website that works the same in any phone or desktop browser.
A canada passport photo application needs the 50×70 mm size, 31–36 mm head height and white background covered here, plus — for the passport itself — the photographer's stamp on the back described above.
The canada passport photo aspect ratio works out to 5:7, following directly from the 50 mm by 70 mm size.
Canada's own rules set how recent a photo must be — check the official page for the exact canada passport photo age limit, since it isn't something this tool measures.
The canada passport photo attire rule that's actually official is about the background and expression, not the clothes — the site doesn't publish a specific colour or style rule, so plain, everyday clothing that contrasts reasonably with a white background is the safe default.
The canada passport application photo requirements are the same size and head-height numbers used throughout — 50×70 mm, 31–36 mm — and the canada passport application photo size is that identical 50×70 mm figure.
No — a canada passport photo baby photo uses the same 50×70 mm size and 31–36 mm head height as an adult's; getting a baby to hold still and look at the camera is the harder part, not the measurement.
Plain white — the tool outputs clean white by default, which is what the canada passport photo background rule calls for.
Yes — upload your photo and the built-in canada passport photo checker measures the finished head height against the 31–36 mm band and flags anything outside it.
Free — there's no canada passport photo cost for the sizing, cropping or white background; only the physical print and photographer's stamp, which happens outside this tool, might cost something at a shop.
50×70 mm, 31–36 mm head height, plain white background, plus the back-of-photo stamp for the physical passport — that's the full canada passport photo criteria list.
Yes — a canada passport photo crop to the exact 50×70 mm size, with the head scaled into the 31–36 mm band, happens automatically on upload.
Every canada passport photo details point — size, head height, background, the back-of-photo stamp — is covered in the sections above this FAQ.
The tool's own preview after you upload is the clearest canada passport photo examples reference: head centred, 31–36 mm from chin to crown, plain white background.
Yes — this whole tool is a canada passport photo editor online free of charge: upload, and it crops, scales and whitens the background automatically.
A canada passport photo expiry date isn't something this tool tracks — check Canada's own current rules on how recent your photo needs to be before you submit it.
A digital image file at the official canada passport photo format — 50×70 mm, 600 dpi — plus a printable 10×15 cm sheet with cut lines for two photos.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, larger than the 35×45 mm European format.
50×70 mm — noticeably bigger than the 35×45 mm size most European passports use.
The tool's own preview after upload works as a canadian passport photo sample: head centred, 31–36 mm from chin to crown, plain white background.
Yes — the tool shows a preview of the cropped canadian passport image before you download it.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, with the face 31–36 mm from chin to crown.
Yes — Canada's passport program requires a commercial photographer to add their name, address and the date to the back of the print; this tool only handles the size and background.
50×70 mm, face 31–36 mm chin to crown, plain white background, plus the photographer's stamp on the back for the physical passport.
The tool measures canadian passport measurements automatically: 50×70 mm overall, 31–36 mm head height.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, shown throughout this page.
Yes — choose "Canada — passport (50×70 mm)" and it scales the head to the required 31–36 mm height automatically.
Upload a straight-on photo and pick the Canada template; it's cropped to 50×70 mm with a white background, free.
The tool's own preview after you upload is the clearest one to trust: head centred, 31–36 mm from chin to crown.
50×70 mm, 31–36 mm head height, plain white background — the canadian passport photo specifications used throughout this page.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, face 31–36 mm chin to crown.
No — a renewal needs the same 50×70 mm size and 31–36 mm head height as a first-time application.
Yes — identical 50×70 mm size and 31–36 mm head-height rule, whether it's a renewal or a first passport.
50×70 mm, face 31–36 mm from chin to crown, plain white background.
The passport spec is 50×70 mm, 31–36 mm head height; many visa and immigration photo submissions use the same numbers, but check your specific visa's instructions.
No — the same 50×70 mm size and back-of-photo photographer's stamp apply, whichever country you're in when you apply.
It checks the 50×70 mm size and the 31–36 mm head height, then applies a plain white background.
50×70 mm, 31–36 mm head height, plain white background, plus the back-of-photo stamp for the physical copy.
Upload here for the size, crop and white background, free; a photographer still needs to print and stamp the back for the actual passport.
No — montreal passport photos use the same 50×70 mm size and back-of-photo stamp as anywhere else in the country.
Yes — a canada passport photo nyc upload gets the same 50×70 mm crop and white background as anywhere; the back-of-photo stamp still needs a local photographer.
No — the 50×70 mm size and 31–36 mm head height are the same wherever you upload from.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, face 31–36 mm chin to crown.
Anywhere with even light and a plain wall works — upload the result here and the tool crops it to 50×70 mm and whitens the background.
A phone photo taken from about 1.5 m away, straight-on, is usually enough for the tool to crop and size correctly.
Yes — the sizing, cropping and white background all happen the moment you upload; only the final print and stamp need a shop visit.
No — a canadian passport photo new york upload gets the same 50×70 mm crop as any other; the back-of-photo stamp still needs a local photographer.
50×70 mm with a 31–36 mm head height and plain white background, the same spec for each of those uses.
No — the same 50×70 mm size and photographer's stamp rule apply no matter where the photo is taken.
50×70 mm, 31–36 mm head height, plain white background, plus the back-of-photo photographer's stamp.
Sharp focus, even lighting and a plain background — the tool handles the background; a steady hand or tripod covers the rest.
50×70 mm, 31–36 mm head height, plain white background — covered fully in the sections above.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high, with a 31–36 mm head height.
No — a winnipeg passport photo follows the identical 50×70 mm size and back-of-photo stamp rule as any other Canadian city.
No — a canadian passport photo seattle upload uses the same Canada template, 50×70 mm crop and white background as anywhere else.
50×70 mm, face 31–36 mm chin to crown, plain white background, plus the photographer's back-of-photo stamp for the passport itself.
50 mm wide by 70 mm high — noticeably larger than most other countries' passport photo formats.