Canada passport photo maker
A Canadian passport photo is 50 x 70 mm, which is about 590 x 826 px at 300 DPI, on a plain white or light background. imgkilo helps you get that size right, frame your face correctly, and place a clean white background, all in your browser. Be clear about one thing up front. Canada's passport program has strict rules that a browser tool cannot fully satisfy on its own. The official photo normally must be taken by a commercial photographer, printed on photo-quality paper, with the photographer or studio name, full address, and the date written on the back. So treat this page as a way to prepare and visualise your photo or to size a photographer's digital file, not as a guaranteed replacement for the certified studio print.
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A clear, front-facing head-and-shoulders shot works best. JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC.
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The 50 x 70 mm size and 31 to 36 mm face
Canadian passport photos measure 50 mm wide by 70 mm tall. At 300 DPI that works out to roughly 590 x 826 px, so when you export from imgkilo you are aiming for a tall rectangle, not a square. The face, measured from chin to crown, should sit between 31 and 36 mm within that frame.
Getting these two numbers right is most of the work, and it is exactly what a browser tool can help with. You can position and scale your face so it falls inside the 31 to 36 mm window, leaving even space above the head and a little room below the chin.
Use the auto-crop to lock the 50 x 70 proportion, then check that your eyes are level and your head is centred. A correctly sized file is much easier to take to a photographer or to compare against a digital copy you already have.
The honest caveat, certification and the back of the print
This is the part most online tools quietly skip, so read it carefully. For a Canadian passport, the photo normally must be taken by a commercial photographer and printed on photo-quality paper. The back of the print has to show the photographer's or studio name, their full address, and the date the photo was taken. Two identical prints are usually required.
A browser tool cannot provide any of that. imgkilo does not print on photo paper, it cannot certify who took the picture, and it cannot write studio details on the back. So the file you export here is not, by itself, an accepted official Canadian passport photo.
What this means in practice is simple. Use imgkilo to prepare, size, and check your photo, then have a commercial photographer produce the certified prints. Always confirm the current rules on the official source, the canada.ca passport photo requirements page, before you rely on anything.
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How the tool still helps you prepare and size
Even with that limit, there is real value in getting things right before you spend money. You can frame a 50 x 70 photo, fix the face to 31 to 36 mm, and place a clean white background so you can see whether your shot works at passport proportions. This is a quick way to catch problems early.
If a photographer or your phone has already given you a digital image, you can use imgkilo to size that file to 50 x 70 and tidy the background. The general passport photo maker handles the cropping and proportions, and the passport photo white background tool gives you the plain white field Canada expects.
Everything runs in your browser, so your image is never uploaded to a server. That keeps a personal document private while you experiment with framing and background.
Background and framing
Canada asks for a plain white or light background with no patterns, shadows, or objects behind you. If your photo was taken against a busy wall, you can change photo background to a clean white field and remove distractions before you size the image.
Framing matters as much as the background. Keep a neutral expression with your mouth closed, both eyes open, and your face square to the camera. Do not tilt or turn your head, and make sure the photo was taken recently so it actually looks like you.
Lighting should be even, with no harsh shadows across your face or behind your head. A clean white background and flat lighting make the 31 to 36 mm face sizing easier to judge and give a photographer less to correct.
What to bring to the photographer
When you go to a commercial photographer, you do not have to arrive empty handed. Bring the 50 x 70 file you prepared here so they can see the exact framing and face size you are aiming for. It helps the conversation and reduces the chance of a reshoot.
Confirm with the photographer that the back of each print will carry their name or studio name, the full address, and the date the photo was taken, and that you will receive two identical prints. These are the details Canada looks for, and they are the part only a studio can supply.
Finally, check measurements against the official canada.ca passport photo requirements before you submit anything. Rules can change, and the certified print from a photographer, not a browser export, is what the program expects.
Cost, timing, and reducing reshoots
Because Canada requires a certified studio photo, there is a real cost and a small time investment, and preparing in advance reduces both. A studio passport photo typically costs a modest fee for the pair of prints, and a reshoot doubles that, so arriving with the framing and background already worked out helps the photographer get it right the first time. Bringing the 50 x 70 file you built here is a concrete way to show the size and face placement you need.
Children's photos are where reshoots happen most, since the same 50 x 70 size and 31 to 36 mm face apply but a baby will not pose. For infants the pose rules are relaxed, the eyes do not have to be open and the expression can be natural, but the plain background and the size still hold. Using the tool to understand the target framing before the studio visit makes the session shorter. Confirm the current rules on the canada.ca passport photo page, since the measurements, not the price, are what the program checks.