Does a file inside these limits get accepted?

A file inside them meets the published limits as we read them on 4 November 2026. Only the authority decides whether it accepts a photo, and rules change: check the official page before you apply.

Is my photo uploaded to WinPhoto?

No. The check runs in your browser and the photo stays on your device, unless you choose the Detail check, which is opt-in. No face is recognised.

Does WinPhoto fill in or send the application?

No. WinPhoto is photo software: it checks a photo and makes a photo file. The application is yours to make on the official site.

Passport, visa and ID photos · Upload refused

Canada passport renewal photo upload failed? The file limits, and how to meet them

The photo for the online Canadian passport renewal is a digital file, and the official page publishes limits for it: file type JPEG; pixel size 1,200 x 1,800 pixels to 3,000 x 4,500 pixels (width x height); shape 2 wide to 3 tall; file size 200 KB to 5 MB; colour in colour or black and white. A file outside any one of them does not meet the published limits. WinPhoto ID checks your file as it is against these limits and the published photo rules. The check is free.

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

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The published file limits

For the Canadian passport, online renewal (digital photo). The indented words are the issuing authority's own, from the official page linked under them, read on the date given. WinPhoto is photo software, not an application service. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Only the authority decides whether it accepts a photo.

Limit	As published
File type	JPEG Your photo must be in .jpeg or .jpg format. Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Pixel size	1,200 x 1,800 pixels to 3,000 x 4,500 pixels (width x height) be at least 1,800 pixels high by 1,200 pixels wide be no larger than 4,500 pixels high by 3,000 pixels wide Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Shape	2 wide to 3 tall have a 3:2 aspect ratio with the camera oriented in portrait mode Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
File size	200 KB to 5 MB be between 200 KB and 5 MB in size Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Colour	in colour or black and white The photo may be either in colour or in black and white. Official page, read on 4 November 2026.
Background	plain white or light-coloured, clear difference between face and background a plain white or light-coloured background with a clear difference between your face and the background Official page, read on 4 November 2026.

Canada accepts only a photo taken by a commercial photographer, with the file saved directly from the camera's original and not altered in any way, cropping included. So this page checks the photographer's file as it is and never re-saves it: upload that same file.

The usual reasons a file is refused

Each of these puts a file outside the limits above:

The file is not a JPEG file.
The image is smaller than 1,200 x 1,800 pixels or larger than 3,000 x 4,500 pixels.
The image is not 2 wide to 3 tall.
The file is larger than 5 MB or smaller than 200 KB.

This list comes only from the published limits. A photo can also be turned down for what it shows, such as the background or the head size: the Canada passport online renewal photo page has every published rule.

What the free check does

The page reads your file as it is and checks its file type, pixel size, shape and file size against the limits above.
It also checks the photo itself against the published photo rules it can measure, such as the background.
It never crops, edits or re-saves the file.

Checking your photo is free and runs in your browser. A file made or checked here meets the published limits as read on 4 November 2026; it is not a promise that the authority accepts it.

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Questions

What photo file does the online Canadian passport renewal take?: As the official page states it, read on 4 November 2026: file type JPEG; pixel size 1,200 x 1,800 pixels to 3,000 x 4,500 pixels (width x height); shape 2 wide to 3 tall; file size 200 KB to 5 MB; colour in colour or black and white.
Does a file inside these limits get accepted?: A file inside them meets the published limits as we read them on 4 November 2026. Only the authority decides whether it accepts a photo, and rules change: check the official page before you apply.
Is my photo uploaded to WinPhoto?: No. The check runs in your browser and the photo stays on your device, unless you choose the Detail check, which is opt-in. No face is recognised.
Does WinPhoto fill in or send the application?: No. WinPhoto is photo software: it checks a photo and makes a photo file. The application is yours to make on the official site.