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CITT file size limit and PDF requirements

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VerifiedFederal, CanadaTribunal

The CITT accepts PDF documents up to 100 MB each and 500 MB per submission. PDFs must be searchable, unprotected, and free of embedded files and comments.

Source: Guidelines for filing documents

Source checked: October 21, 2026

Requirements

Every rule CITT publishes that affects your PDF, with its source.

CITT requirements with sources
Maximum file sizeRequired100 MBLarger documents must be divided into parts with a cover page each; do not split documents under 100 MB.Source [1]
Maximum total sizeRequired500 MB per submissionSource [1]
Accepted formatsRequiredPDFTribunal questionnaires are submitted in Excel; everything else as PDF.Source [1]
Searchable textRequiredRequiredSource [1]
OCR on scansRequiredRequiredScanned paper documents must be OCR’d to support keyword searches.Source [1]
Passwords and securityRequiredNot allowedSecurity setting must be “none” and documents must not be password protected.Source [1]
Embedded filesRequiredNot allowedSource [1]
Comments and markupRequiredNot allowedNo comments, highlights, pencil marks, sounds or multimedia.Source [1]
BookmarksRecommendedRequiredSource [1]
File namesRequiredTribunal case No. – Party – Subject – Confidentiality designation (skip the case number if you have none).Source [1]

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Common rejection reasons

  • Embedded files, comments or highlights in the PDF. [1]
  • Security settings or a password that restrict viewing. [1]

Sources

  1. [1]
    Guidelines for filing documents

    Canadian International Trade Tribunal

    Read on October 21, 2026.

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Changelog

  1. Re-checked: 100 MB per document and a 500 MB submission total.

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