Image Toolkit · Resize and compress

Canada Passport Photo,
right in your browser.

Get a digital photo ready for renewing a Canadian passport online. The tool crops your photo to the required 2:3 portrait shape, saves it at 1200 × 1800 pixels and keeps the JPG between 200 KB and 5 MB.

1200 × 1800 px

Head-size guide

Runs in your browser

Files stay on your device

Free, no sign-up

Works on phone and desktop

Choose an image for Canada Passport Photoor drop it here · JPG, PNG, WebP or iPhone HEIC · up to 40 MBCanadian passport (online renewal): 1200 × 1800 px, 200 KB to 5.00 MB, JPG

Processed in your browser. Your image is not uploaded.

Good to know

Private by design

Your files are processed in your browser and are never uploaded to our servers.

What you can add

Accepted files: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF.

Check the result

Open the downloaded file and check it before you send or submit it.

How to use Canada Passport Photo

Add your files

Drag files here or tap to choose them (JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF).

Choose your settings

Adjust the options for this tool, or keep the defaults.

Download the result

Your new file downloads straight away. Open it and check it before you use it.

What the online renewal needs

The Government of Canada asks for a digital photo in a portrait shape, at least 1200 pixels wide and 1800 pixels tall (up to 3000 × 4500), as a JPEG between 200 KB and 5 MB. The distance from your chin to the top of your head should be 45% to 50% of the photo's height.

The photo must also have a plain white or light-coloured background, a neutral expression with the mouth closed and eyes open, and it must be the original file from the camera, not a scan or a photo of a printed picture. Check the official page before you apply, because requirements can change.

How to use this tool

Choose your photo (JPG, PNG, WebP or iPhone HEIC). A tall frame with a dashed oval appears over it. Move and resize the frame so your face is centred and your head fills the oval, then make the photo. The tool saves it at exactly 1200 × 1800 pixels and adjusts the JPG quality so the file lands between 200 KB and 5 MB.

To fill 1200 × 1800 pixels sharply, start from a full-resolution camera photo. If the area you choose has fewer pixels than that, the tool enlarges it and warns you, because an enlarged photo can look soft.

Printed photos are different

If you apply on paper, Canada requires two printed photos 50 mm wide and 70 mm high, usually from a professional photographer who signs the back. This tool makes the digital photo for online renewal only.

Everything runs in your browser and your photo is not uploaded to our server. The tool does not check your background or expression and cannot guarantee the photo will be accepted.