Canada Digital upload
Canada Passport - Digital Reference
Canada Passport - Digital Reference source-backed photo requirements, examples, retake guidance, and local privacy notes. Use this as local guidance, then verify current official instructions before submitting.
- Dataset version
- 15c3c1a4
- Last reviewed
- 2026-02-11
- Output
- Digital upload
Official Sources
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada reviewed 2026-02-11
Examples
- 50 x 70 mm Digital upload for Canada Passport - Digital Reference.
- Background example: light gray.
- File examples: JPG, JPEG, minimum 200 KB, maximum 5120 KB.
Retake Guidance
- Use a plain background (light gray) with even front lighting.
- Keep the face centered, phone level, and shoulders square to the camera.
- Retake if head height is outside 45-50% of the photo height.
- Retake instead of using filters, retouching, portrait mode, background replacement, or AI alteration when the source warns against edits.
- Canada states altered photos are rejected, including edits made with photo-editing software, filters, and AI tools.
Data Flow
No photo bytes leave this browser for the local capture, validation, crop, report, and download flow unless you explicitly choose a future upload feature.
FAQs
Is this Canada Passport - Digital Reference page an official service?
No. This page summarizes maintained official-source guidance from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and links to the sources so you can verify the current rule text.
Can this page promise acceptance?
No. Use the app result as guidance only. The final decision always belongs to the document authority or upload workflow.
Does local validation upload my photo?
No photo bytes leave this browser in the default local flow. Camera frames, uploads, checks, reports, and downloads stay local unless you choose an explicit upload feature later.