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Canada PR card baby photo: check yours

Check your Canada PR card baby photo against the official rules before you send it. We never change it. Official size: 50 x 70 mm. Digital photo: 715 to 2,000 pixels wide, 1,000 to 2,800 pixels tall. Background: plain, untextured and white; a newborn in a car seat needs a white blanket over the seat behind the head. Rules read on canada.ca on 15 November 2026.

  1. Choose the photo file you were given
  2. We check it against the official rules, without changing it
  3. If it passes, send that same 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 white sheet, or seat them against a plain white 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, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.

Check your photo

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

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 15 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.

For an adult or older child: Canada PR card photo

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

Canada asks for a child's permanent resident photo taken by a commercial photographer or studio, original and not altered in any way. So this page checks the studio's photo of your baby as it is and never changes it. A child's photo follows the same specifications as an adult's and shows the head and shoulders only, with no hands and no hair accessories. A newborn may be photographed sitting in a car seat with a white blanket over the seat behind the head.

The rules at a glance

For the Canada permanent residence / permanent resident (PR) card photo for a baby or child, as the official rules state them.

Size
50 x 70 mm
Background
Plain, untextured and white; 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, mouth closed, eyes open, looking straight at the camera.
Taken by
A commercial photographer or photo studio
Taken
In the last 12 months
Edits
None: this page only checks your photo, it never changes it. The official rules say: “Originality: original photo not taken from an existing photo or 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))
Digital photo
715 to 2,000 pixels wide, 1,000 to 2,800 pixels tall
File
JPEG; up to 4,000 KB
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, untextured and white; 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, mouth closed, eyes open, looking directly at the camera; newborns may have a range of facial expressions
Head covering
allowed if worn daily for religious or medical reasons; face, around the ears, background and shoulders clearly visible, no shadows or distortion
Taken
In the last 12 months
Colour
Colour or black and white
  • commercial photographer or studio; paper photos professionally printed on plain, high-quality photo paper
  • the child's head and shoulders only; neither the parent's hands nor the child's hands in the photo; no hair accessories
  • newborn: may sit in a car seat with a white blanket over the seat behind the head; no shadows on the face or shoulders, around the ears or in the background
  • original, not altered in any way, including the background and its shadows
  • online: 1 digital photo, 715 x 1000 to 2000 x 2800 pixels, .jpeg or .jpg, 4 MB or less; not a phone or camera photo of a paper photo

For: a child's permanent residence application; a child's PR card application or renewal (paper: 2 prints; online: 1 digital photo in the PR Portal).

Official source: www.canada.ca, checked on 15 November 2026.

Find out the photo requirements, such as format and size, if you’re applying for permanent residence in Canada or a permanent resident card
Child photos must follow the same specifications indicated above.
more than the child’s head and shoulders
the parent’s or child’s hands
show the child's head and shoulders only
not show the parent’s or child’s hands
avoid hair accessories
may be taken while the child is sitting in a car seat
A white blanket must be placed over the seat behind the child’s head.
must not show shadows on the face or shoulders, around the ears, or in the background
Newborns may have a range of facial expressions.
Go to a commercial photographer or studio to have your photo taken.
Photo size: 50 mm wide by 70 mm high (2 inches wide by 2¾ inches long).
Head size (chin to crown): the bottom of your chin to the top of your head (not including hair) measuring between 31 mm (1¼ inches) and 36 mm (1⁷⁄₁₆ inches).
Photo colour: colour or black and white
Print quality: professionally printed on plain, high-quality photo paper
Appearance: how you look now (photo taken no more than 12 months before you apply)
Background: plain, untextured and white
Expression: neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking directly at the camera.
Originality: original photo not taken from an existing photo or altered in any way
changing the background, including removing shadows
Head covering: allowed if worn daily for religious or medical reasons, but your face, including around your ears, background and shoulders, must be clearly visible and not cast shadows or distort the image
You’ll need to submit 1 digital photo with your application in the Permanent Residence Portal.
We do not accept a photo of a paper photo taken with your digital camera or phone.
Photo dimensions: between 715 x 1000 and 2000 x 2800 pixels
File size: 4 MB or less
File format: .jpeg or .jpg

Meets the published spec as checked on 15 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.

How to use it

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

Questions

What size is the Canada PR card baby photo?
Printed, 50 x 70 mm. As a digital photo, 715 to 2,000 pixels wide, 1,000 to 2,800 pixels tall. The file: JPEG; up to 4,000 KB. 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 15 November 2026.
What background does the Canada PR card baby photo need?
Plain, untextured and white; 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 PR card baby photo?
Canada lets a newborn have a range of facial expressions, but a child's photo follows the same specifications, which ask for eyes open, looking directly at the camera.
Can my baby smile in the Canada PR card baby photo?
Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking directly at the camera; newborns may have a range of facial expressions.
Can my baby wear a hat in the Canada PR card baby photo?
Allowed if worn daily for religious or medical reasons; face, around the ears, background and shoulders clearly visible, no shadows or distortion.
How recent must my Canada PR card baby photo be?
Taken in the last 12 months. These are the official rules as checked on 15 November 2026.
Can I take my Canada PR card baby 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 15 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 asks for a child's permanent resident photo taken by a commercial photographer or studio, original and not altered in any way. So this page checks the studio's photo of your baby as it is and never changes it. A child's photo follows the same specifications as an adult's and shows the head and shoulders only, with no hands and no hair accessories. A newborn may be photographed sitting 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 PR card baby 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.