Your photo. Ready to upload.
Use the digital file supplied by a commercial photographer. This helper preserves the entire image and its proportions, reducing oversized images to fit within 2000 × 2800 pixels. The minimum is 715 × 1000. Cropping and retouching controls are disabled. Other Canadian application types have different requirements.
Size and format helper only. Use an original that meets the official photo rules. This tool does not certify acceptance.
1. Choose your original photo
Static JPG, PNG or WebP · up to 20 MiB and 40 megapixels. Use a recent, sharp photo taken against a white background.
Official application photo: follow the issuing authority’s rules on cropping, resizing and compression. Do not use general editing tools to change the face or background. This helper does not certify acceptance.
Private processing · Your photo stays on this device
Use images you own, have permission to process, or may lawfully use under an applicable exception. Image-use terms ↗.
2. Preserve your original
No face retouching, background replacement or cropping. Check your original before processing.
3. Download
Choose a photo to begin.
Download JPGJPG output at or below 4,000 KB. Dimensions and proportions are preserved unless the Canada maximum requires proportional downscaling. Your original is unchanged.
Photo preview
Original framing is preserved.
Requirements for this form
Use the digital file supplied by a commercial photographer. This helper preserves the entire image and its proportions, reducing oversized images to fit within 2000 × 2800 pixels. The minimum is 715 × 1000. Cropping and retouching controls are disabled. Other Canadian application types have different requirements.
Official Canada requirements · Checked 1 October 2026.
Other applications may use different specifications. Pixel dimensions and file size alone do not guarantee acceptance.
Starting with an HEIC or AVIF photo?
Convert HEIC / HEIF to JPG or convert AVIF to JPG first, then return here with the downloaded JPG. For official applications, check that conversion is allowed; keep your original photo.