The French Paper Parade and ID Photos

This country is obsessed with papers and documents and ID photos. You will most definitely need to bring a stack of ID photos conforming to the size outlined by the French consulate (see below).
If you don't end up getting enough pictures (just make sure there's enough for your visa and carte de séjour applications, about 6) there're plenty of machines and dodgy multi-service shops where where you can take official ID photos.

There is probably cheaper but approximately $25 CAD will get you twelve ID photos at London Drugs. Have them all stamped and dated and ready to be passed out like club flyers.

The "recommendations" according to the French Consulate in Toronto:

FORMAT:



-Photos must be 3.5cm X 4.5cm in colour (1.4" X 1.9")
-The portrait must show the top of the shoulders (or base of the neck).
-The size of the face must be between 32mm and 36mm or take up 70 to 80% of the frame.
-The face must be correctly centered on the photo.
-The photo must have been taken less than six months and perfectly resemble the applicant at the day of application and the day of pick up of the passport.
-Please do not cut the photos.

(Photo source: www.consulfrance-toronto.org)