What size is the Canada baby passport photo?

Printed, 50 x 70 mm. The head takes 44% to 51% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.

Do my baby's eyes need to be open in the Canada baby passport photo?

Canada allows some range in a newborn's expression, but its page still asks for the eyes open and clearly visible.

Can my baby smile in the Canada baby passport photo?

Neutral, but newborns may have a range of facial expressions (some range is allowed for infants); eyes open and clearly visible; face and shoulders centred and squared to the camera.

Can my baby wear a hat in the Canada baby passport photo?

Only if worn daily for religious beliefs or medical reasons; full face clearly visible; no shadows on the face.

How recent must my Canada baby passport photo be?

Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.

Can I take my Canada baby passport photo myself?

No: the official rules ask for a commercial photographer or photo studio. This page checks the photo they give you.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. The photo is read and checked in your browser. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.

How is the head measured?

The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.

Will my photo be accepted?

Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.

What does the Detail check add?

Detail check for your Canada baby passport photo, €6.99: the Detail check of your own photo against the official rules (opt-in; it never changes your photo), unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. No file and no print sheet: the rules don't allow us to change this photo. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more in the file you chose, if you choose to send it, and never changes it. Without buying you can check any photo here and save the acceptance report, free.

Passport, visa and ID photos · Canada

Canada baby passport photo: check yours

Check your Canada baby passport photo against the official rules before you send it. We never change it. Official size: 50 x 70 mm. Background: plain white or light-coloured, clear difference between the child's face and the background; a newborn in a car seat needs a white blanket over the seat behind the head. Rules read on canada.ca on 4 November 2026.

Choose the photo file you were given
We check it against the official rules, without changing it
If it passes, send that same file

Choose your photo file

Free check. Once it passes, our Detail check, €6.99: unlimited re-checks for 30 days, and we never change your photo. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed.

Your photo

Your photo stays on your device: nothing is uploaded, and no face is recognised.

What a passing photo needs

Lay your baby on a plain light sheet, or seat them against a plain light wall.
Face a window or soft light: even light on the face, no shadows on it or behind.
Have it taken by a photo studio or commercial photographer, as the rules ask.
A neutral face, eyes open, facing the camera.

Check your photo

Drop your original photo file here, or choose it As the photographer or the camera gave it

The first photo loads the face finder and the background outline from this site, about 15 MB, once.

Guide lines Dashed: top of head. Solid: chin.

Adjust the top-of-head line

Top of head The top of your head is an estimate: move the dashed line to it. This moves the line only; your photo is not changed.

See every measurement

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Before you send it: our Detail check

€6.99

Detail check of your own photo against the official rules: glasses, expression, shadows and more (opt-in: our AI model, run in the EU)
It never changes your photo: you send the same file you checked
Unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document, for 30 days
Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed

Choose a photo first.

Pay only once your photo passes: the button turns on once it passes every check. One payment, no subscription. No file and no print sheet: the official rules don't allow us to change this photo. Rejected by the authority after it passed here? Email us the rejection within 30 days and we refund you in full. While you pay, your photo waits in this browser on this device for up to 24 hours: it is never uploaded.

Before you send it, confirm

Only you can see these: we never judge them from the photo.

A commercial photographer or photo studio took the photo. The baby's expression is as the rules ask (Expression, below). The baby's eyes are open and clearly visible. The light on the baby's face is even, with no shadow on the face or behind the baby. A commercial photographer or photo studio took the photo in person. Neither your hands nor the baby's hands are in the photo. If the baby is in a car seat, a white blanket covers the seat behind the baby's head. The photo has not been altered in any way, including the background. The photo was taken in the last 6 months.

If your photo passes, send the same file you checked here, unchanged.

Free: every rule your file was checked against, with the official words, made on this device.

The face finder and the background outline run in this page from files served by this site (sources and licences). They find where a face is in the photo; they never recognise who it is.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

For an adult or older child: Canada passport photo

This page only checks your photo: it never crops, edits or re-saves it.

Canada accepts a child's passport photos only when they are taken in person by a commercial photographer or photo studio, and rejects a photo altered in any way, even a new background. So this page checks the studio's photo of your baby as it is and never changes it. A newborn may be photographed in a car seat with a white blanket over the seat behind the head.

The rules at a glance

For the Canadian child passport for a baby or young child (printed photos), as the official rules state them.

Size: 50 x 70 mm
Background: Plain white or light-coloured, clear difference between the child's face and the background; a newborn in a car seat needs a white blanket over the seat behind the head.
Head size: 44% to 51% of the photo's height, chin to top of head
Expression: A neutral face, eyes open, facing the camera.
Taken by: A commercial photographer or photo studio
Taken: In the last 6 months
Edits: None: this page only checks your photo, it never changes it. The official rules say: “be an original photo that isn't altered in any way”

All the official rules and sources

Printed size: 50 mm wide, 70 mm tall (50 mm x 70 mm (2 x 2 3/4 inches))
This page: Checks your photo as it is; it makes no file
Head height: 44% to 51% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head
Background: plain white or light-coloured, clear difference between the child's face and the background; a newborn in a car seat needs a white blanket over the seat behind the head
Taken by: A commercial photographer or photo studio
Glasses: Not stated on the official page
Expression: neutral, but newborns may have a range of facial expressions (some range is allowed for infants); eyes open and clearly visible; face and shoulders centred and squared to the camera
Head covering: only if worn daily for religious beliefs or medical reasons; full face clearly visible; no shadows on the face
Taken: In the last 6 months
Colour: Colour or black and white

taken in person by a commercial photographer or photo studio, with uniform lighting and no shadows, glare or flash reflections
no alteration of any kind, including changing the background or removing shadows; no filters or AI tools
neither the parent's hands nor the child's hands in the photo
newborn: may sit in a car seat if a white blanket covers the seat behind the head; no shadows around the ears, on the face or shoulders, or in the background
avoid light-coloured clothing that blends into the background
back of one photo: studio details and date, and the guarantor's certification and signature

For: child passport application (2 identical printed photos).

Official source: www.canada.ca, checked on 4 November 2026.

Go to a commercial photographer or photo studio to have your child's photo taken.

Your child's passport photos must be taken in person by a commercial photographer or photo studio with:

They must be 50 mm wide by 70 mm high (2 inches wide by 2¾ inches high).

The height of your child's face must measure between 31 mm (1¼ inches) and 36 mm (1⁷⁄₁₆ inches)

Your child's photos may be in colour or in black and white.

reflects how your child looks now (taken no more than 6 months before the date you submit your child's application)

be an original photo that isn't altered in any way

We'll reject your application if the photo has been altered in any way.

changing the background, including removing shadows

have a plain white or light-coloured background that shows a clear difference between your child's face and the background

show your child's face and shoulders centred and squared to the camera, not tilted in any direction

not show your hands or your child's hands

your eyes are open and clearly visible

Your child's full face must be clearly visible.

Newborns may have a range of facial expressions.

You may take a photo of your newborn sitting in a car seat, as long as:

a white blanket is placed over the seat behind your child's head

This makes your child's facial features and the edges of your child's face clear against the background.

We know that it's difficult to get a neutral expression from your newborn.

We do allow some range for infant facial expressions.

Meets the published spec as checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

Use the original photo file, as the photographer or the camera gave it.
Choose it here. The page finds your face and checks the photo without changing it.
Move Top of head if the dashed line is not at the top of your head.
Fix what the page lists, and tick what only you can confirm.
If it passes, send that same file, unchanged.

Questions

What size is the Canada baby passport photo?: Printed, 50 x 70 mm. The head takes 44% to 51% of the photo's height, from the chin to the top of the head. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
What background does the Canada baby passport photo need?: Plain white or light-coloured, clear difference between the child's face and the background; a newborn in a car seat needs a white blanket over the seat behind the head.
Do my baby's eyes need to be open in the Canada baby passport photo?: Canada allows some range in a newborn's expression, but its page still asks for the eyes open and clearly visible.
Can my baby smile in the Canada baby passport photo?: Neutral, but newborns may have a range of facial expressions (some range is allowed for infants); eyes open and clearly visible; face and shoulders centred and squared to the camera.
Can my baby wear a hat in the Canada baby passport photo?: Only if worn daily for religious beliefs or medical reasons; full face clearly visible; no shadows on the face.
How recent must my Canada baby passport photo be?: Taken in the last 6 months. These are the official rules as checked on 4 November 2026.
Can I take my Canada baby passport photo myself?: No: the official rules ask for a commercial photographer or photo studio. This page checks the photo they give you.
Is my photo uploaded?: No. The photo is read and checked in your browser. The page tells our server only that a photo was checked, that it passed, or that a file was saved; never the photo, your face or any measurement. It finds where your face is in the photo; it never recognises who you are.
How is the head measured?: The page finds your chin and eyes in the photo and estimates the top of your head from your forehead, since hair hides it: the dashed line shows the estimate. If it is not at the top of your head, move it with Top of head and the checks follow.
Will my photo be accepted?: Only the issuing authority decides. A photo that passes every check here meets the published size, head and background rules as checked on 4 November 2026; you confirm the rest, such as glasses, expression and how recent the photo is.
Why can't I save a new file here?: This page only checks your photo: it never crops, edits or re-saves it. Canada accepts a child's passport photos only when they are taken in person by a commercial photographer or photo studio, and rejects a photo altered in any way, even a new background. So this page checks the studio's photo of your baby as it is and never changes it. A newborn may be photographed in a car seat with a white blanket over the seat behind the head.
What does the Detail check add?: Detail check for your Canada baby passport photo, €6.99: the Detail check of your own photo against the official rules (opt-in; it never changes your photo), unlimited re-checks and the whole family's photos for this document for 30 days. No file and no print sheet: the rules don't allow us to change this photo. Pay only once your photo passes. Refund if the authority rejects a photo that passed. Paid once, with no subscription. In the Detail check our AI model, run in the EU, checks glasses, expression, shadows and more in the file you chose, if you choose to send it, and never changes it. Without buying you can check any photo here and save the acceptance report, free.