Get ready for back to school and take advantage of the reduced rate for students thanks to the OPUS card with photo for students.
Get your student fare today
Like every year, you have from August 1 to October 31 to renew your OPUS card with photo. After this date, you will no longer benefit from the reduced student fare.
How to get your OPUS card for students
Are you enrolled as a full-time student at an educational institution recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation or the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur (In french)? You can obtain or renew your OPUS card with photo in one of four easy ways:
From the comfort of home
Renew online
Save time and enjoy peace of mind by renewing online.
Request your OPUS card with photo via your educational institution’s intranet portal in three easy steps.
1. Confirm your eligibility
You may request your card online via your educational institution’s intranet portal if you meet the following three conditions:
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You have a postal address in Québec
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You have been issued a student card by one of these institutions
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You are enrolled as a full-time student at an eligible institution
2. Validate if your school offers the service
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Important: the request must be made via the school’s student portal
The following educational institutions allow you to purchase and order online:
Primary, secondary and specialized schools
Académie Centennial
Académie De Roberval
Académie Dunton
Annexe Accès
Collège Beaubois
Collège Charlemagne
Collège de Montréal
Collège international Marie de France
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Collège Jean-Eudes
Collège Mont-Royal
Collège Notre-Dame
Collège Regina Assumpta
Collège Reine-Marie
Collège Sainte-Anne-de-Lachine
Collège Sainte-Marcelline
Collège St-Jean-Vianney
Collège Stanislas
Collège Villa Maria
Collège Ville-Marie
École Chomedey-De Maisonneuve
École de la Lancée
École de musique Vincent-d'Indy
École Édouard-Montpetit
École Espace-Jeunesse
École Eulalie-Durocher
École Eurêka
École Évangéline
École FACE - secteur francophone
École Georges-Vanier
École Henri-Julien
École Honoré-Mercier
École internationale de Montréal
École Irénée-Lussier
École Jeanne-Mance
École JMC
École Joseph-Charbonneau
École Joseph-François-Perrault
École La Dauversière
École La Voie
École Le Vitrail
École Louise-Trichet
École Louis-Joseph-Papineau
École Lucien-Guilbault
École Lucien-Pagé
École Marguerite-De Lajemmerais
École Marie-Anne
École Père-Marquette
École Pierre-Dupuy
École Robert-Gravel
École Saint-Henri
École Saint-Luc
École secondaire Louis-Riel
École Socrates-Démosthène, Campus Socrates II
École secondaire Sophie-Barat
École Vanguard, secteur francophone
Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie
Sacred Heart School
Cegeps, colleges and vocational training
Cégep André-Laurendeau
Cégep Bois-de-Boulogne
Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles (campus Montréal)
Cégep de Maisonneuve
Cégep de Saint-Laurent
Cégep du Vieux Montréal
Cégep Gérald-Godin
Cégep Marie-Victorin
Collège Ahuntsic
Collège André-Grasset
Collège Canada
Collège Dawson
Collège de Rosemont
Collège des Technologies de l'Information de Montréal
Collège Herzing
Collège International Sainte-Anne
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Collège LaSalle
Collège national de science et technologie
Collège O'Sullivan
Collège Saint-Michel
Collège TAV
Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique
École de musique Vincent-d'Indy
École des métiers de l'informatique, du commerce et de l'administration (ÉMICA)
École nationale du meuble et de l'ébénisterie (pavillon Montréal)
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
École supérieure internationale de Montréal
HEC Montréal
Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec
Institut supérieur d'informatique I.S.I.
Institut Teccart
Institut technique Aviron de Montréal inc.
Isart Digital Montréal
John Abbott College
Marianopolis College
Polytechnique de Montréal
Rubika Montréal
Université Concordia
Université de Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
Université McGill
Vanier College
Universities
École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
HEC Montréal
Université Concordia
Université de Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Université McGill
If you have any questions regarding your OPUS card, please contact the STM at 514-786-4636
Cégep de Saint-Jérôme
Cégep de Valleyfield
Cégep Lionel-Groulx
Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne
Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
If you have any questions regarding your OPUS card, please contact exo at 1 833 allo-exo (1 (833) 255-6396).
Cégep Montmorency
Collège Citoyen
Collège Laval
Collège Letendre
If you have any questions regarding your OPUS card, please contact the STL at 450-688-6520.
Cégep Édouard Montpetit
Champlain Regional College - Campus Saint-Lambert-Longueuil
Collège Charles-Le Moyne, campus Longueuil - Saint-Lambert
Université de Sherbrooke
If you have any questions regarding your OPUS card, please contact the RTL at 450-463-0131.
3. Pay the applicable fee
Your educational institution will provide a method of payment.
See the feesDelay and use of the card
When you renew online you should expect a slight delay to receive your OPUS card by mail. This OPUS card will not contain any passes—it is your responsibility to load it with transit fares before you use public transit.
Near home
At a sales outlet
1. Fill out the form
You must fill out, print and sign the form and bring it with you at a ticket office or sales outlet.
Depending on your age, certain conditions apply:
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13 years and under
A parent or guardian must sign your form.
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14 and 15 years old
Simply fill out and sign the form.
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16 years and over
The form must be marked with the official seal of your educational institution.
Alternative to an official seal
Certain educational institutions offer an online certificate of attendance, which may substitute a seal. If this service is available, the certificate can be obtained on the college or university’s intranet portal. You must download the certificate to your mobile phone or tablet (make sure you have an Internet connection) in front of the ticket office employee who is handling your renewal.
Download the formPhotocopies or paper print-outs of your certificate of school attendance will not be accepted. The form is valid for thirty (30) days from the date inscribed by the educational institution. After this time, it will be expired and may no longer be used.
2. Visit a metropolitan ticket office or sales outlet
To find a sales outlet, click on this list.
To avoid lineups, you can also make an appointment (In french) (available during off-peak hours and slower periods).
Don’t forget to bring ID that confirms your age (health insurance card, birth certificate or passport) to your appointment. Student cards ARE NOT accepted as ID.
3. Pay the applicable fee
Fees and validity period vary according to age group.
See the feesOld school
By mail
Prefer to use paper and pen?
Request your card by mail in two easy steps.
1. Fill out the form
Fill out, print and sign the form.
Depending on your age, certain conditions apply:
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13 years and under
A parent or guardian must sign your form.
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14 and 15 years old
Simply fill out and sign the form.
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16 years and over
The form must be marked with the official seal of your educational institution.
The form is valid for thirty (30) days from the date inscribed by the educational institution. After this time, it will be expired and may no longer be used.
2. Send us the form
Address your letter to:
Local Gc-r400
1717 Rue Berri
Montréal, Québec H2L 4E9
Be sure to include the following in the envelope:
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The filled out and signed form.
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A photocopy of ID that confirms your age (health insurance card, birth certificate or passport). Student cards ARE NOT accepted as ID.
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A passport-type photo, which will be used as a photo on your card.
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The photo must be 2x2 or 1x1/4 inches.
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You must not be wearing a hat or sunglasses.
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Photocopies are not accepted.
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A cheque, money order or bank draft for the exact amount required to issue the card made out to Gestion Termico.
You may also make a bank transfer by indicating the relevant account holder information in section 3 of the form.
In order to obtain your OPUS card in time, mail us your form by September 25.
The processing time for requests is seven (7) business days from the date the photo studio receives the documents.
How much does it cost?
until October 31 after the card holder turns 12.
for two (2) years until October 31.
until October 31 of the following year.
Good to know
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A card issued between August 1 and December 31 of one year will expire on October 31 of the following year.
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A card issued between January 1 and July 31 will expire on October 31 of the current year.
Frequently asked questions
Students enrolled full-time at an educational institution recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation or the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur are eligible for the reduced fare.
If you have questions regarding your status as a full-time student, please contact your educational institution. They will determine your status.
You must present the following:
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The duly completed "Reduced-fare student OPUS card" form.*
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A piece of ID that confirms your age (a student card from your educational institution is not accepted as proof of ID). Photocopies will not be accepted and the form or certificate of attendance must be dated within the last month.
*For students aged 16 and over, the form must be marked with the official seal of your educational institution. Certain educational institutions offer an online certificate of attendance, which may substitute a seal. If this service is available, the certificate can be obtained on the college or university’s intranet portal. You must download the certificate to your mobile phone or tablet (make sure you have an Internet connection) in front of the ticket office employee who is handling your renewal.
An OPUS card with photo has a limited lifespan. An expiry date is shown on your OPUS card. Your current fare privilege is valid until that date.
There is no deadline. If you already have an OPUS card with photo, it will expire on the date noted on the card, and you will therefore no longer have access to reduced fares after that date. You may obtain or renew your OPUS card with photo starting August 1 in order to avoid the lineups in the fall.
The information shown on student ID cards varies from one institution to another. When used alone, a student ID card does not show certain items of information needed for us to identify you correctly.
In this case, the official seal (or stamp) is not necessary. However, in addition to your online certificate of school attendance, you must fill out the “To be filled out by applicant” and “Mandatory signature” sections of the form. This consists of your permission to share the items of information required to issue your OPUS card with photo. If you do not have a copy of the form with you, the ticket office or sales outlet may provide you with a copy.
An OPUS card with photo is always registered in the name of its holder.
To replace your card or retrieve the balance of unused fares on your lost OPUS card, go to a metropolitan ticket office or exo sales outlet with a piece of ID. A fee will be required to issue your new OPUS card.
We recommend that students who lose their OPUS card with photo after August 1 take the opportunity to renew their card while retrieving their fares.
