Scarborough Passport Photo Centre

Welcome to Scarborough Passport Photo Centre

We provide excellent quality government photographs, ready in just 3 minutes.
No appointment necessary, walk-in and visit us Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

*NEW* Digital Photos
We now offer digital photos formatted and size for online applications
*By appointment only*
*Infant Passport don't need appointment*

• For your convenience, we operate at two locations:

In Scarborough at 200 TOWN CENTRE COURT on the main floor of the citizenship building

In North York at 4900 Yonge Street, Unit 180 on the main floor of the citizenship building, near the Sheppard Subway Station

Things We Can Do

We have been serving the GTA for over 10 years, providing official photos for;

• Canadian Passports
• Permanent Resident (PR)
• Canadian Citizenship Photos
• Visa Photos
  (US. China. India and More)
• Student visitor Visa
• Gun Registry
• Canadian Citizenship Family Portrait
• Medical Photos
• Home, Hospital  & Nursing Patient Visits
• International Driver’s Licence

Passport Photos - Canada

Provide two (2) Passport Photo Photographs

Passport Photo Requirements

50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2" wide X 2 3/4" long) and sized so the height of the face measures between 31 mm (1 1/4") and 36 mm (1 7/16") from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).

show the ears and eyebrows clearly

taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).

No glossy make up or oily skin tone to cause glare on face

No white or light color clothes

No glare on glasses or frame

Specialize In Infant Photo - Canada

Provide two (2) Specialize Identical In Infant Photographs

Specialize In Infant Photo Requirements

Child photos

• Child photos must follow the same rules indicated above.
• Photos must show the child's head and shoulders only. Parent's or child's hands must not appear in the photo.

Permanent Resident (PR) Photo - Canada

Provide two (2) Identical Permanent Resident (PR) Photographs

Permanent Resident(PR) Requirements

New: 50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2" wide X 2 3/4" long) and sized so the height of the face measures between 31 mm (1 1/4") and 36 mm (1 7/16") from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).

show a full front view of the person’s head showing full face centred in the middle of the photo;

be clear, well-defined and taken against a plain white background without shadows;

show the ears and eyebrows clearly

taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).

No glossy make up or oily skin tone to cause glare on face

No white or light color clothes

No glare on glasses or frame

Canadian Citizenship Photo - Canada

Provide TWO (2) Identical Canadian Citizenship Photographs

Canadian Citizenship Photo Requirements

New: 50 mm wide X 70 mm high (2" wide X 2 3/4" long) and sized so the height of the face measures between 31 mm (1 1/4") and 36 mm (1 7/16") from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).

show a full front view of the person’s head showing full face centred in the middle of the photo;

be clear, well-defined and taken against a plain white background without shadows;

show the ears and eyebrows clearly

taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).

No glossy make up or oily skin tone to cause glare on face

No white or light color clothes

No glare on glasses or frame

China Visa Photo - Canada

Provide Two (2) Identical China Visa Photographs

China Visa Requirements

New: 33 mm wide X 48 mm high (
1-5/16" wide X 1-7/8" long) and sized so the height of the face measures between 28 mm (1-1/8") and 33 mm (1-5/16") from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).

show a full front view of the person’s head showing full face centred in the middle of the photo;

be clear, well-defined and taken against a plain white background without shadows;

show the ears and eyebrows clearly

taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).

No glossy make up or oily skin tone to cause glare on face

No white or light color clothes

No glare on glasses or frame

Student Visitor Visa - Canada

Provide Two (2) Identical Student Visitor Visa Photographs

Student Visitor Visa Photo Requirements

The frame size must be at least 35 mm x 45 mm (1 3/8″ x 1 3/4″)

The size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31 mm (1 1/4″) and 36 mm (1 7/16″).

be clear, well-defined and taken against a plain white background without shadows;

show the ears and eyebrows clearly

taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).

No glossy make up or oily skin tone to cause glare on face

No white or light color clothes

No glare on glasses or frame

Gun Registry - Canada

Provide two (2) Identical Gun Registry Photographs

Gun Registry Requirements

45 mm wide X 57 mm high (
1-3/4" wide X 2-1/4" long) and sized so the height of the face measures at 30 mm (1-3/16") from chin to crown of head (natural top of head).

Gun Registry File Requirements

File type: Jpg or Jpeg

File size: Greater than 102 kb & Less than 5MB

Dimensions: Minimum 280 pixels wide x 370 pixels high

Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Tip: turn the camera so that it is in the 'portrait' position, not landscape.)

show a full front view of the person’s head showing full face centred in the middle of the photo;

be clear, well-defined and taken against a plain white background without shadows;

show the ears and eyebrows clearly

taken with a neutral facial expression (eyes open and clearly visible, mouth closed, no smiling).

No glossy make up or oily skin tone to cause glare on face

No white or light color clothes

No glare on glasses or frame

Canadian Citizenship Family Portrait
(US. China. India and More)

Provide Two (2) Identical Canadian Citizenship Family Portrait Photographs