Paperwork in Canada: ID photos and PDFs ready

Visa photo with a white background, provincial ID front and back on A4, PDFs under the size the portal asks for. From your phone, no print shop, and without uploading your documents anywhere.

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Paperwork library: requirements and where to apply

Get or renew a provincial photo ID cardFor residents without a driver's licence: each province issues its own photo ID (Ontario Photo Card, BCID in British Columbia). Get or renew a Canadian passportFirst adult passport with a guarantor and references, or a simpler renewal (also online) for adults who already have one. Get or renew a driver's licenceLicensing is provincial. In Ontario, new drivers go through G1, G2 and G; renewals of full licences can often be done online. Get a criminal record checkName-based checks are done by local police; the RCMP issues certified, fingerprint-based checks (often needed for immigration or visas). Order a birth certificateIssued by the province or territory where you were born. In Ontario, ServiceOntario issues certificates online, by mail or in person. Register your baby's birthBirths are registered with the province. Ontario's online newborn bundle also applies for the birth certificate, SIN and child benefits. Get married (marriage licence)Marriage licences are provincial. In Ontario you get one from your municipality or online in select municipalities. Apply for a Social Insurance Number (SIN)The 9-digit number you need to work and access government programs; apply online, by mail or at Service Canada. Apostille a Canadian documentSince Canada joined the Apostille Convention, Global Affairs Canada or some provinces issue apostilles for documents used abroad. Get your CPP Statement of ContributionsYour record of Canada Pension Plan contributions, available in My Service Canada Account. Get a foreign degree assessed (ECA)For immigration (Express Entry), a designated organization compares your foreign education with Canadian credentials. Buy or sell a used vehicleOwnership transfers are provincial. In Ontario the buyer registers the vehicle at ServiceOntario within 6 days. Apply for CPP retirement and Old Age SecurityCPP retirement pension (you apply) and OAS (often automatic at 65), both through Service Canada. Register a sole proprietorship and get a Business NumberRegister with your province; in Ontario, BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan this also gives you the federal Business Number (BN).

ID and passport photos

Canadian passport photo (print)50 × 70 mm · head 31–36 mm · 2 identical prints Passport online renewal photoJPEG · 1200 × 1800 px min. · 200 KB–5 MB Citizenship application photo (online)50 × 70 mm · min. 420 × 540 px · max. 4 MB PR card photo (online)JPEG · 715 × 1000 to 2000 × 2800 px · max. 4 MB

ID cards and licences

Driver's licence or provincial ID, both sidesFront and back on one page · PDF

By institution

IRCC secure account, PR Portal or citizenshipOne file per field · max. 4 MB each IRCC Portal uploadsMax. 5 MB per file CRA: Submit documentsPDF or JPG · unique file names · total up to 500 MB Service Canada EIPR portal (employers)PDF only · max. 50 MB · 10 files per upload SIN online application documentsDigital copies of your original ID University admissions documentsTranscripts and certificates in one PDF

Before you go

Ontario driver's licence or photo cardThe photo is taken at ServiceOntario

Visas and travel

US visa photoDS-160 · 600 × 600 px · max. 240 KB Schengen / Spain visa photo35 × 45 mm · white background · for printing Canada visa photo35 × 45 mm · digital min. 420 × 540 px · 60–240 KB UK visa photoDigital · min. 600 × 750 px · 50 KB to 6 MB Mexico visa photoPassport size · max. 3.9 × 3.1 cm · white background

PDF tools

Scan documentOne or more pages to PDF Reduce PDF or photo sizeChoose the maximum: 500 KB, 1 MB, 2 MB… Merge PDFs and photosEverything in one PDF, in the order you want Sign a PDFDraw your signature once and use it every time Photos to PDFFor portals that only accept PDF PDF to photosEach page as a JPG