OPUS card with photo for students

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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:

  • 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

2. Validate if your school offers the service

  • 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 fees

Delay 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:

  • 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.

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 form

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.

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 fees

Old 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:

  • 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.

Download the form

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:

  • The filled out and signed form.

  • A photocopy of ID that confirms your age (health insurance card, birth certificate or passport). Student cards ARE NOT accepted as ID.

  • A passport-type photo, which will be used as a photo on your card.

    • The photo must be 2x2 or 1x1/4 inches.

    • You must not be wearing a hat or sunglasses.

    • Photocopies are not accepted.

  • 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.

See the fees

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?

6 to 11 years old
$6.00 The OPUS card will be valid

until October 31 after the card holder turns 12.

12 to 14 years old
$15.00 The OPUS card will be valid

for two (2) years until October 31.

15 years and over
$15.00 The OPUS card will be valid

until October 31 of the following year.

Good to know

  • 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.

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:

  • 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.