Get ready for back to school and take advantage of the reduced rate for students thanks to the OPUS card with photo for students. 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. 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 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. You may request your card online via your educational institution’s intranet portal if you meet the following three conditions: You have a postal address in Québec You have been issued a student card by one of these institutions You are enrolled as a full-time student at an eligible institution 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. Your educational institution will provide a method of payment. 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 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: 13 years and under A parent or guardian must sign your form. 14 and 15 years old Simply fill out and sign the form. 16 years 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. Photocopies 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. 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. Fees and validity period vary according to age group. until October 31 after the card holder turns 12. for two (2) years until October 31. until October 31 of the following year. A card issued between August 1 and December 31 of one year will expire on October 31 of the following year. A card issued between January 1 and July 31 will expire on October 31 of the current year. 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: The duly completed "Reduced-fare student OPUS card" form.* 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.
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How to get your OPUS card for students
Renew online
1. Confirm your eligibility
2. Validate if your school offers the service
3. Pay the applicable fee
Delay and use of the card
At a sales outlet
1. Fill out the form
Alternative to an official seal
2. Visit a metropolitan ticket office or sales outlet
3. Pay the applicable fee
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