If you want to pay the reduced fare for your pass, make sure you’ve renewed your reduced fare privilege!
Take note! If you haven’t renewed your reduced fare privilege, you will
not be able to load the reduced fares. Check out the section "How to obtain or maintain your OPUS reduced fare privilege?" below for the schedules
at the service points and the documents required for renewal.
 Students 12 to 25 years old must have a registered photo ID OPUS card to purchase and use reduced fare
STM passes.
The different types of transit fares that can be loaded on the card are all available from métro fare collectors or fare vending machines, as well as from any one of the
500 retail outlets located in a neighbourhood near you.
Because the card is registered, it will be possible to recover the fare balance should the card be damaged, lost or stolen. Please note, however, that a replacement fee will apply.
Eligibility requirements
To be entitled to reduced fares, you must meet the following conditions:
- Live on the island of Montréal (applicable to students 18-25 years old);
- Study full time at an institution recognized by the ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (MELS);
- Be under the age of 26 on October 31 of current year.
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How to obtain or maintain your OPUS reduced fare privilege?
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If you already have a photo ID OPUS card
Take Note!
Even if your card is valid for a two-year period, the reduced fare privilege must be renewed each year.
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If you want to obtain a photo ID OPUS card
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Where can you renew your reduced fare privilege?
SPEQ Photo – McGill studio
Can handle your requests all year long
Business hours:
See beside.
Exceptionally, 6 additional points of service are at your disposal in the following métro stations:
Côte-Vertu / Lionel-Groulx / Honoré-Beaugrand / Jean-Talon / STM Terminus at Fairview Pointe Claire shopping centre
Business hours:
Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Service Centre at Berri-UQAM
Business hours:
Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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OPUS card delivery office
SPEQ Photo – McGill studio
Open all year long
2020 University
McGill station level / Local B315
Business hours:
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
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Required documents:
You must have with you:
- Proof of age;
- Proof of full-time
school attendance with the seal of the institution
(for students 16 to 25 years old);
- Proof (driver's license, utility bill (electricity, telephone, etc
...) that you live in Montréal (for students 18 to 25 years old);
- The exact amount to cover the card
delivery fee and
fare privilege fee.
Caution: Your OPUS card must be in good working order. If it is damaged or defective, you must go to SPEQ Photo studio, at either McGill or Berri-UQAM métro stations.
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Required documents:
Fill out and print the
registration form.
You must have with you:
- The registration form, printed and signed. If you are under 14, the form must be signed by parental authority;
- Proof of age;
- Proof of full-time
school attendance with the seal of the institution
(for students 16 to 25 years old);
- Proof (driver's license, utility bill (electricity, telephone, etc
...) that you live in Montréal (for students 18 to 25 years old);
- The exact amount to cover the card
delivery fee and
fare privilege fee.
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Take advantage of photo sessions held in schools,
CEGEPs and universities
From the end of August until the end of October each year, photographers from SPEQ Photo visit over 100 schools and other academic institutions. Watch for
the 2009-2010 back-to-school calendar.
Note: Students wishing to obtain or renew an OPUS card during the photographer’s visit to their school or institution must have the exact amount on hand, as no change is provided. However, at SPEQ Photo studio, students can pay either in cash or with a debit card.
Available transit passes
All reduced fares are available for use by students 12 to 17 years old. However, only the STM’s reduced fare monthly pass and the AMT’s student fare monthly pass can be used by students 18 to 25 years old.
Validity
The student fare privilege is valid until October 31 of the year following its delivery and it must be renewed between August 1 and October 31 of the following year. Your registered photo ID OPUS card is valid for a two-year period. For the second year, if you are still eligible, you will only have to pay the fare privilege fee.
If you turn 26 during the school term (after October 31), your fare privilege will terminate August 31 of the following year.
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