Tip
Please wear a
solid-colored top/shirt to ensure a proper contrast with the
photo background specifications.
Do not wear white or slightly off-white colors.
Canadian passport, visa, immigration and citizenship
photos
Canadian first
passport and child passport photos
50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2 inches wide X 2- 3/4 inches
long) and sized so the height of the face measures between
31 mm (1- 1/4 inches) and 36 mm (1- 7/16 inches) from chin
to crown of head (natural top of head).
Printed on the back on one of your
pictures:
The name and complete address of the photo studio and the
date the photo was taken.
"I certify this to be a true likeness of (applicant's
name)" and guarantor should sign it!(guarantor’s name and
surname).
Be sure to dress in darker colors to ensure good contrast
and avoid white.
Canadian renewal passport
photo
50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2 inches wide X 2- 3/4
inches long) and sized so the height of the face measures
between 31 mm (1- 1/4 inches) and 36 mm (1- 7/16 inches)
from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).
Printed on the back on one of your
pictures:
The name and complete address of the photo studio and the
date the photo was taken.
Be sure to dress in darker colors to ensure good contrast
and avoid white
Canadian Immigration Photo
50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2 inches wide X 2- 3/4 inches
long) and sized so the height of the face measures between
31 mm (1- 1/4 inches) and 36 mm (1- 7/16 inches) from chin
to crown of head (natural top of head).
Printed on the back on one of your
pictures:
The name and complete address of the photo studio and the
date the photo was taken.
Your full name and date of birth.
Be sure to dress in darker colors to ensure good contrast
and avoid white.
Canadian Citizenship Photo
The frame size is at least
50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2 inches wide X 2- 3/4 inches
long)
Full front view of the head, with the face in the
middle of the photograph, and include the top of the
shoulders.
The size of the head, from chin to crown, is between
31 mm (1 1/4?) and 36 mm (1 7/16?).
Printed on the back on both
of your pictures:
The name and complete address of the photo studio and
the date the photo was taken.
Your full name .
Be sure to dres in darker colors to ensure good
contrast and avoid white.