Canadian Passport Photo: 50x70 mm, Made Free
Canada uses an unusual passport photo size: 50 x 70 mm, larger than almost everyone else, with the face measuring 31 to 36 mm from chin to crown on a plain white background. Honesty first, because most tools bury this: for the classic paper application Canada requires photos taken by a commercial photographer, with the studio's name and date stamped on the back, so a home-made photo cannot be submitted there. This page is still genuinely useful: for checking your framing before paying, for the visa and permit applications that accept digital photos, and for the growing online channels that do not ask for the stamp.
The first run loads the AI model into your browser, a one-time download of about 209 MB, and stashes it away like an acorn. One-time setup: every later visit starts instantly.
How to use it
Drop in a front-facing photo
Stand facing the camera against any background, with your head and shoulders in frame and some space above your hair. A phone photo taken by someone else, at eye level, in daylight, is ideal. The photo is processed on your device and never uploaded.
The layout is measured, not guessed
The tool finds your eyes and chin, estimates the top of your hair, swaps the background for the required colour, and scales and crops so the head size and position land inside the official ranges. A checklist shows each measurement and whether it passes.
Download the photo or a print sheet
You get the single digital photo at the required pixel size, and a 4 x 6 inch sheet with several copies and cut guides, which any photo kiosk or drugstore prints for well under a dollar. That is the part photo booths charge fifteen dollars for.
How this runs without a server
Every other tool in this category works the same way: you upload your image, a GPU in a data centre somewhere runs the model, and the result comes back. That architecture is why they all have credits, watermarks and sign-up walls. Someone has to pay for that GPU, and it is metered by the second.
This page does it differently. When you drop in an image, your browser loads the AI model itself and runs it locally. If your browser supports WebGPU, the model runs on your own graphics hardware, which is typically five to sixty times faster than the CPU fallback. If it does not, we fall back to WebAssembly, which is slower but works everywhere.
Two things follow from that, and they are the entire reason this site exists. First, your photo never goes anywhere: it is read into a canvas in your tab and stays in your device's memory until you close it. There is no upload endpoint on this domain to send it to. Second, our cost per image is zero, so the free tier is not a loss-leader with a trapdoor in it. It is just what the thing costs to run, which is nothing.
The model file is cached by your browser after the first download. That is the one wait you have to sit through, and it only happens once per browser. After that the tool works with your network disconnected, which is a decent way to prove to yourself that nothing is being sent.
Checking that for yourself
You do not have to take our word for it, and you should not. Open your browser's developer tools, go to the Network tab, and use the tool. You will see the model coming down. You will not see your image going up, because it never does. Then turn your wifi off: once the model is loaded, the tool keeps working with no network at all, which is not something we could fake. We walk you through both checks here.
Your photo stays on your device.
Not "deleted after 24 hours". Not "encrypted in transit". Never sent. Here is how we prove it.
The official Canadian requirements at a glance
| Photo size | 50 x 70 mm |
|---|---|
| Head height (chin to crown) | 31 to 36 mm |
| Background | Plain white or light-coloured |
| Digital size | 1181 x 1654 pixels (what this tool outputs) |
| Print resolution | 300 DPI |
Canada requires photos taken by a commercial photographer, with the studio name and date stamped on the back. A self-made photo is not accepted for the paper application, so treat this as a starting point, not a submission.
Frequently asked questions
Can I really not use a self-made photo for a Canadian passport?
For the paper application, no: IRCC requires the photo to come from a commercial photographer and carry the studio name and date on the back, and a home print has neither. We would rather say so plainly than sell you a photo that bounces. Where this tool earns its keep is everything around that rule: visa and permit photos, online channels, and checking that your framing and background are right before you pay a studio.
What size is a Canadian passport photo exactly?
50 mm wide by 70 mm tall, with the face 31 to 36 mm from chin to crown. That is a taller frame than the 35 x 45 mm most countries use, which is why a European photo cannot be recropped into a Canadian one without losing required space above the head.
Does Canada accept white backgrounds?
Yes, plain white or light-coloured with uniform lighting is the requirement, and white is the standard choice. This tool composites pure white for the Canadian format.
Is my photo uploaded to make this?
No. Both models involved, the one that removes the background and the one that finds your facial features, are downloaded into your browser and run there. For a photo of your face destined for an official document, that is not a small point: nothing about your face ever reaches us or anyone else.
Will my photo definitely be accepted?
No tool can promise that, and you should distrust any that does. This produces a photo with the correct dimensions, head size, eye position and background, which covers the reasons photos usually bounce. Acceptance is still the issuing authority's call, and rules like expression, glasses and head coverings are yours to meet when the photo is taken.