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Compress a PDF for IRCC

IRCC rejects a document that is over the limit for its field, and most fields take 4 MB. The target below is already set to 3.8 MB so the file lands safely under it.

Drop your PDFs here

or pick them from your device

Your files are never transmitted. Nothing is uploaded.

Before you upload to IRCC

  • Each document field keeps one file. Merge the pages that belong together first, then compress the result.
  • Some forms allow only 2 MB. If the upload screen says so, change the target to 1.8.
  • The IRCC Portal takes 5 MB per file and the secure account 4 MB; a 3.8 MB file fits both.
  • Heavy files are almost always scans or phone photos. Compressing shrinks the images; the text stays readable.

Still over 4 MB?

Compression shrinks images. A long file that is mostly text can stay above the limit; these get it through.

Immigration and visas: other published limits

See this section in the full table

Other upload limits