We check your photo against the published Canadian passport photo rules, frame it on your face at 50 x 70 mm and lay copies out on a 4 x 6 inch sheet for printing. Canada refuses altered photos, so we replace the background, correct the brightness or contrast, or soften shine on the skin only if you ask for it and confirm that such a photo may be rejected. We never change your features or the shape of your face. We are not a commercial photographer and cannot provide the studio stamp Canada asks for.
What the authority does not publish
- IRCC publishes no eye line, top margin, colour space, print resolution or uniform rule for printed photos.
- IRCC publishes no pixel size or file format for the printed path. The digital spec on the same page (1,200 x 1,800 to 3,000 x 4,500 pixels, 200 KB to 5 MB, JPEG) is for online adult renewal only and is not part of this profile.
- The page does not say whether a plain rectangular crop of a photo counts as altering it. It does say an altered photo is one "edited or changed in any way".
What you get
- Your original photo. The file you uploaded, unchanged.
- 50 x 70 mm photo. Your photo framed on your face and sized to 50 x 70 mm, ready for a photo lab.
- 4×6 inch print sheet. Copies of the 50 x 70 mm photo laid out on one 4×6 inch sheet, for a photo lab.
- What the official rules ask for. The photographer, studio stamp and guarantor requirements in IRCC’s own words.
Sources
Sources checked on 2026-09-20. Issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
- Canada.ca: Passport photos(opens in a new tab)
- Canada.ca: Passport photos, its sentences about altered photos(opens in a new tab)
- Canada.ca: Passport photos, its words on focus(opens in a new tab)
What we do not claim
We cannot promise that an authority will accept a photo, and we do not submit applications for you. The issuing authority always decides.