Prepare a photo for your Canadian Permanent Resident (PR) Card from a picture you already have — 50 × 70 mm print (715×1000 to 2000×2800px digital) on a plain white background. Important: for paper applications, IRCC is reported to require a studio-signed photo with the photographer's name, address, and date written on the back — a self-prepared photo alone may not be accepted. Confirm current requirements directly with IRCC before applying.
Official requirements
Official requirements
Prepared using the published specification below.
Digital photo requirements
Minimum pixel size
715 × 1000 px (max 2000 × 2800 px)
File size
— to 4MB
Format
jpg
Printed photo requirements
Photo size
50 × 70 mm
Head height (chin to crown)
31–36 mm
Paper / printing
IMPORTANT: for paper applications, only studio-signed photos from a commercial photographer are reported to be accepted — the back of the photo must carry the studio's name, address, and the date taken. A photo you prepare yourself with Vekyo is NOT a substitute for this requirement on a paper application; Vekyo cannot make this document "ready to submit" on its own. Confirm current requirements directly with IRCC before relying on a self-prepared print.
Other requirements
Background
Plain white background
Expression
Neutral expression, mouth closed, facing the camera directly.
✕Submitting a paper PR Card application with a self-prepared photo — a studio-signed photo with the studio's name, address, and date on the back is reported to be required
✕Background that is not plain white
✕Head height outside the 31-36mm range
✕File larger than 4MB
How to take a good photo
✓For a paper application, use a commercial photo studio that will sign and date the back of the print — a self-prepared photo is reported not to be accepted on its own
✓Use a plain white background
✓Face the camera directly with a neutral expression, mouth closed
How Vekyo works for a Canada pr card
Upload a recent photo, and Vekyo detects your face, then checks it against the Canada pr card specification above — including its plain white background background requirement — before letting you crop and position it to match, entirely in your browser. Vekyo only crops, rotates for straightening, and resizes your photo; it never changes your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face. Backgrounds are never automatically replaced — if yours doesn't look plain and evenly lit enough for this document, you'll see a warning instead of a silent pass.
Frequently asked questions
Vekyo prepares your Canada pr card photo at 50×70mm, based on the published specification linked on this page — you don't need to measure or crop it yourself.
Plain white background Vekyo's compliance check flags a background that looks patterned, shadowed, or uneven before you pay, so you can retake the photo if needed.
Yes. A recent phone photo works well as long as it is a clear, front-facing shot in good, even lighting against a plain background. Vekyo crops and resizes it to the required dimensions in your browser.
Yes. Vekyo lets you prepare a photo that matches the Canada pr card photo specification from an existing picture, without visiting a photo studio. You still need to check your final photo, and print it, according to your application's instructions.
No. Vekyo only crops, resizes, and repositions your existing photo to match the required dimensions. It never alters your facial features, skin tone, or facial structure, and never generates or beautifies a face.
No. Face detection, cropping, resizing, and file generation all happen locally in your browser. Your photo is not uploaded to our servers for image processing. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
No. You get a free preview of your finished photo — including its compliance score and checklist — before paying anything. Payment only unlocks the full-resolution, watermark-free download and the printable sheet.
Your compliance checklist shows exactly which checks passed, which need attention, and which failed, with a plain-language explanation for each. From there you can use Auto-Fix to automatically correct issues like cropping, brightness, or sharpness, adjust the crop yourself, or upload or retake a different photo — you can keep adjusting until it looks right, all before you pay. A mistake we see often for a Canada pr card: submitting a paper pr card application with a self-prepared photo — a studio-signed photo with the studio's name, address, and date on the back is reported to be required.
Yes. Vekyo generates a printable PDF sized for a Canada pr card — 50×70mm — with multiple copies laid out on a 4x6 inch or A4 sheet, so you can print it at home or at a photo lab without distortion.
Vekyo prepares your photo according to the published Canada pr card photo specification linked on this page. You are responsible for confirming your final photo meets your specific application's requirements before submitting it.
We cannot guarantee acceptance. Vekyo prepares your photo according to the published photo specifications, but final acceptance is always decided by the receiving government authority. Always verify the latest requirements on the official source before submitting your application.
Prepared according to the published requirements — not a guarantee of acceptance and not government approved. Always verify the latest requirements with the official authority before submitting your photo.