OPUS photo - Students

Get a student OPUS card with photo

Eligibility

To be eligible for a reduced fare, students must be:

  • 6 to 64 years old
  • Enrolled full time at an educational institution recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec or the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec at the time the card request is made.

List of recognized institutions (in French)

If you have any questions about your full-time student status, contact your educational institution.

Online

The simplest and most convenient way to get your student OPUS card with photo is directly through your educational institution’s portal. Check whether your institution offers this service.

Texte important

If your school is part of the list, order your OPUS card directly through your educational institution’s portal.

If it's not on the list, see the following tabs: By mail, School tour or STM Photo Studio.

Participating CEGEPs and universities

  • Cégep André-Laurendeau
  • Cégep de 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 John Abbott
  • 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 Jean-de-Brébeuf
  • Collège Kensley
  • Collège LaSalle
  • Collège Marianopolis
  • Collège national de science et technologie
  • Collège O'Sullivan de Montréal
  • Collège Sainte-Anne, Dorval
  • Collège St-Michel, Pavillon Sauvé
  • Collège TAV
  • Collégial international Sainte-Anne
  • Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
  • École de musique Vincent d'Indy
  • École de technologie supérieure
  • École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal
  • École nationale du meuble et de l'ébénisterie (pavillon de Montréal)
  • École Polytechnique de Montréal
  • École Supérieure Internationale de Montréal
  • Institut de tourisme et d'hôtellerie du Québec
  • Institut supérieur d'informatique ISI
  • Institut Teccart
  • Isart Digital Montréal
  • Rubika Montréal
  • Université Concordia
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Université McGill
  • Vanier College

Participating High Schools, Adult General Education institutions and Vocational Training Centers:

  • Académie De Roberval
  • Académie Dunton
  • Académie Centennial
  • Annexe Accès
  • Centre Champagnat
  • Centre de ressources éducatives et pédagogiques (CREP)
  • Centre Gabrielle-Roy
  • Centre Gédéon-Ouimet
  • Centre Lartigue
  • Centre Marie-Médiatrice
  • Centre Pauline-Julien
  • Centre Sainte-Croix
  • Centre Saint-Louis
  • Centre Saint-Paul
  • Centre Tétreaultville
  • Centre William-Hingston
  • Centre Yves-Thériault
  • 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, Lachine
  • Collège Sainte-Marcelline
  • Collège Stanislas
  • Collège St-Jean-Vianney
  • Collège Villa Maria
  • Collège Ville-Marie
  • École Chomedey-De Maisonneuve
  • École de la Lancée
  • École des métiers de la construction de Montréal
  • École des métiers de la restauration et du tourisme de Montréal
  • École des métiers de l'aérospatiale de Montréal
  • École des métiers de l'équipement motorisé de Montréal
  • École des métiers de l'informatique, du commerce et de l'administration de Montréal (ÉMICA)
  • École des métiers des Faubourgs-de-Montréal
  • École des métiers du meuble de Montréal
  • École des métiers du Sud-Ouest-de-Montréal
  • École Édouard-Montpetit
  • École Espace-Jeunesse
  • École Eulalie-Durocher
  • École Eurêka
  • École Évangéline
  • École FACE
  • 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 Louis-Riel
  • École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon Léger
  • École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon Louvain
  • 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 Loyola
  • École Socrates-Démosthène, Campus Socrates II
  • École Sophie-Barat
  • École Vanguard, secteur francophone
  • L'École Sacré-Coeur de Montréal
  • Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie

Your card will be mailed to your home within seven business days. The photo on your student card will be used for your OPUS card. Keep your face straight and clear. Sunglasses, hats and caps are not accepted.

Criteria for order your OPUS card:

  • Must be a full-time student at a participating institution
  • Must have student file with associated photo
  • Must have a Quebec mailing address
  • Must have a Visa or Mastercard credit card with a Quebec billing address

Cost to order your OPUS card online:

  • Ages 6-11: $6
  • Ages 12 and over: $15

Please allow seven business days for OPUS card delivery. Students born between November 1st, 2011 and October 31st, 2012 have to also pay 6$ and the card will expire on October 31st, 2024.

STM Photo Studio

Texte important

By online appointment only

The STM Photo Studio, located at 1755 Berri Street, is available for students by appointment only.

Make an appointment

 

Click here for hours of operation and more information about the Photo Studio.

Download the form

Before you leave, make sure you have:

  1. The reduced-fare/student photo OPUS card application form, duly completed.
    1. Forms of students aged 13 and under must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.
    2. For students aged 15 or less by October 31 of the current school year, the proof of full-time student status is not required.
    3. Forms of students who will turn 16 by October 31 of the current school year must be stamped and signed by the student's educational institution.
    4. The form is valid for 30 days from the date indicated by the educational institution. After that time, the form is considered expired, and you will have to obtain a new one.
  2. Online proof of full-time student status
    1. If your educational institution is on the list at the bottom of this page, you can access your proof of full-time student status through your student portal. You do not have to have your form signed and stamped by your educational institution. You only need to fill out the sections “To be filled out by applicant” and “Mandatory signature.
    2. Photocopies and print-outs from your student portal will not be accepted. You must download your proof of status on site. Pre-downloaded versions will not be accepted.
  3. Your appointment code.
  4. A photo ID in French or English that includes your birthday: health insurance card, driver’s licence, passport, asylum seeker document or permanent resident card. Student cards are not eligible forms of ID.
  • Cégep André-Laurendeau
  • Collège Ascent
  • Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles - Campus Montréal
  • Cégep de Sainte-Foy
  • Cégep de Saint-Jérôme
  • Cégep de Saint-Laurent
  • Cégep de Victoriaville
  • Cégep Édouard-Montpetit
  • Cégep Garneau
  • Cégep Gérald-Godin
  • Cégep Limoilou
  • Cégep Marie-Victorin
  • Cégep régional de Lanaudière à Terrebonne
  • Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
  • Cégep Thetford
  • Cégep Vieux-Montréal
  • Champlain Regional College - Campus Saint-Lawrence
  • Collège Ahuntsic
  • Collège André-Grasset 
  • Collège Champlain de St-Lambert
  • Collège de Bois-De-Boulogne
  • Collège de Maisonneuve
  • Collège de Valleyfield 
  • Collège Décarie
  • Collège Inter-Dec
  • Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
  • Collège Lasalle
  • Collège Lionel-Groulx
  • Collège Mérici
  • Collège Montmorency
  • Collège National de Science et Technologie
  • Collège O'Sullivan de Montréal
  • Collège Rosemont
  • Collège St-Michel
  • Collège TAV
  • Collège Vanier
  • Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec
  • Dawson College
  • École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)
  • École NAD, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
  • École Nationale d’Aérotechnique
  • École Polytechnique de Montréal
  • HEC
  • Institut supérieur d'informatique
  • Institut Teccart
  • ISART DIGITAL Montréal
  • John Abbott College
  • Kensley College
  • Marianopolis College
  • Montreal College of Information Technology
  • TÉLUQ
  • Université Concordia
  • Université de Moncton
  • Université de Montréal
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
  • Université Laval
  • Université McGill
  • UQAM

Forms of payment accepted at the Photo Studio:

  • Cash
  • Debit card
  • Credit card (Visa, Mastercard)

Cost of the card:

  • Ages 6-11: $6
  • Ages 12 and over: $15

Students born between November 1st, 2011 and October 31st, 2012 have to also pay 6$ and the card will expire on October 31st, 2024.

    School tour

    The school tour is over for 2023.

    By mail

     

    Download the form

    Please mail us:

    1. The reduced-fare/student photo OPUS card application form, duly completed.
      1. For students aged 13 and under, the form must be signed by a legal guardian.
      2. For students aged 15 or less by October 31 of the current school year, the proof of full-time student status is not required.
      3. For students who will turn 16 by October 31 of the current school year, the form must be stamped and signed by the student’s educational institution.
      4. The form is valid for 30 days from the date indicated by the educational institution.  After that time, it is considered expired and can no longer be used.
    2. An original, recent, passport-style photo of your face: size 2 x 2 inch (5,08 x 5,08 cm). Photocopies are not accepted. Keep your face straight and clear. Sunglasses, hats and caps are not accepted.
    3. A photocopy of one of the following government-issued IDs in French or English: health insurance card, driver’s licence, passport, permanent resident card or asylum seeker document. Student cards are NOT eligible forms of ID.
    4. Your payment

    Ways to pay:

    • Bank transfer, indicating the relevant account holder information (section 3 of Application form).
    • Personal cheque/money order/bank draft. Please mail with your application form. Make payment out to Gestion Termico.

    Cost of the card by mail:

    • Ages 6-11: $6
    • Ages 12 and over: $15

    Students born between November 1st, 2011 and October 31st, 2012 have to also pay 6$ and the card will expire on October 31st, 2024.

    PLEASE SEND THE ABOVE TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:

    Photo studio: Reduced-fare OPUS card
    1717 Berri Street, Local Gc-r400, Montréal, QC H2L 4E9


    Applications will be processed within seven business days of the date it is received at our offices.

    Frequently asked questions

    There is no deadline. If you already have a student OPUS card with photo, it will expire on the date indicated on the card.

    Please note that you may obtain or renew your student OPUS card with photo at any time as of August 1 to avoid the fall lineups. Renew your card between August 1 and October 31 so you do not lose a month of your student status.

    After October 31, you can still get your new card, but you will not be eligible for the reduced fare until you submit a new application. Also bear in mind that your student status will be valid for a shorter time period, as student OPUS cards expire on October 31.

    Ages 6-11:

    Your student OPUS card with photo is valid until October 31 after your 12th birthday. 

    For students age 11: Cards issued between August 1 and December 31 expire on October 31 of the following year. Cards issued between January 1 and July 31 expire on October 31 of the same year.

    Ages 12-14:

    Your student OPUS card with photo is valid for two years. Check the expiration date on the back to see if you have to renew it this year. If you will turn 15 by October 31 of the current year, the card will be valid for one year.

    Age 15:

    Your student OPUS card with photo is valid for one year. The expiration date is on the back.

    Cards issued between August 1 and December 31 expire on October 31 of the following year.

    Cards issued between January 1 and July 31 expire on October 31 of the same year.

    Note: students who will turn 16 by October 31 of the current year must include the seal of their educational institution on their form.

    Ages 16 and over:

    Cards issued between August 1 and December 31 expire on October 31 of the following year.

    Cards issued between January 1 and July 31 expire on October 31 of the same year.

    What do I have to do before making my appointment?

    • Make sure that you are eligible for the reduced student fare.
    • Click on the “In person at the photo studio” tab to find out what documents to bring with you.

    How do I make an appointment online?

    • Click on the “In person at the photo studio” tab, then click on the “Make an appointment” button.

    Can I go to the Photo Studio without an appointment?

    We strongly recommend that you make an appointment, as you will then have priority. Please note that when demand is high, customers without an appointment may not be served.

    Can I make an appointment by phone?

    Unfortunately, due to the high number of requests, we are unable to book appointments by phone.

    I lost my confirmation email and my reminder email or text message. What should I do?

    If you remember the date and time, go to your appointment. If not, return to the appointment web page and start over.

    How do I cancel or change my appointment?

    Open the confirmation or reminder email for your appointment. Click on the link to cancel or change your appointment window. If you do not see the email, check your junk folder.

    How long should I expect the appointment to take?

    It is hard to know exactly how long it will take to get your student OPUS card.

    Making the card generally takes about 10 minutes. However, some days are busier than others, so it may take longer to verify your identity and validate your proof of student status.

    Can I book an appointment for my child?

    Yes! Just enter the information of the person who will go to the appointment.

    Can I book more than one person at a time for an appointment?

    Yes, as long as they are all members of the same family. When filling out the form, write the names of all students for whom you are booking, separated by dashes.

    What does the checkbox “I would like to be notified of next year’s renewal period” mean?

    If you check this box, you will receive an email reminding you to renew your photo OPUS card next year. Your email will be saved for the next year only and for that purpose only. This option is not mandatory.

    What should I do if I have technical issues booking an appointment?

    If you have problems booking your appointment, we suggest that you close your browser and start over.

    Is the appointment platform secure?

    Yes. The platform we use meets the highest security and efficiency requirements. All information entered is entirely encrypted and stored in Canada.

    We accept cash, debit and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard).

    I am enrolled as a part-time student for the fall term, but full-time for the winter. Can I get the reduced rate now?

    No. You must be enrolled as a full-time student at the time of your request.

    I am a part-time student at two different institutions.

    If you are a part-time student at two different institutions, you must present two documents proving part-time student status, which include the credits for each course or total number of credits per institution, the registrar’s signature and the school’s seal. Your total number of credits must be the equivalent of full-time status. You can then be considered a full-time student and will be eligible for the photo OPUS card.

     

    Can I show my fall term class schedule as proof of student status to get a student OPUS card with photo?

    Class schedules are not accepted as proof of student status.

     

    Can I get my student OPUS card with photo by presenting my student ID card instead of the form?

    No. The form is required for students ages 16 and over.

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    My institution offers online proof of student status. Do I still need to attach my school’s seal to my form?

    No, your form does not need to include a seal. However, you do have to complete the “To be filled out by applicant” and “Mandatory signature” sections.

    See a métro station agent or go to the STM Photo Studio with a photo ID. We will replace your card along with all the fares that were on it when it was lost.

    Your new card will be valid for the same period as the old one. You will only have to pay the card issuance fee.

    No. Each institution plans their tour for their own students and schedules and will not accept students from other institutions.

    • If you get your card online: No, unfortunately fares cannot be transferred online.
    • Bring your old and new OPUS cards to a métro station agent at the fare booth to have your fares transferred. Attention! Please note that you must not have loaded any fares onto your new card yet for the transfer to work.
    • If you get your card at the school tour or photo studio: Yes, your fares will be transferred unless there is a technical issue.

    If you are a Transport adapté customer aged 6 to 15, your Transport adapté ID OPUS card already qualifies you for the reduced rate, so you do not need another photo OPUS card.

    • Ages 6-17: 1-trip, All modes A, 2-trip, All modes A, 10-trip, All modes A, weekly, All modes A, monthly, All modes A, 4-month, All modes A, group.
    • Ages 18 and over: monthly, All modes A, 4-month, All modes A.

    All Modes AB, ABC and ABCD fares in the 1-trip, 2-trip, 10-trip, 24-hr, 3-day format:

    • Regular fare: only available on non-refillable smart cards and designated OPUS cards

    All Modes AB, ABC and ABCD fares in the 1-trip, 2-trip, and 10-trip format:

    • Reduced fare: (6 to 17, 65 and up) : only available on designated OPUS cards

    You can obtain a designated OPUS card :

    This card is not available at authorized retailers or at fare vending machines.

    You will receive this new OPUS card free of charge if you show an existing OPUS card registered in your name.

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