To get or renew your OPUS card at a ticket office, you must complete the application form, present a valid ID (student ID is not accepted), and pay the $15 fee. 

Fill out the form 

Print, complete, and sign the Student Photo OPUS Card application form: 

Interactive form (PDF) 

Printable form (PDF) 

Requirements based on your age as of October 31 of the school year 

AGED 13 OR OVER 

• Complete Section 1. 
• Have the form signed by a parent or legal guardian. 

AGED 14-15 

Complete Section 1. 

Sign the form yourself.

AGED 16 OR OLDER 

Complete Sections 1 and 2. 

Sign the form yourself. 

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Have your school stamp the paper form. Once applied, the stamp is valid for 30 days. Contact your school for more information on how to obtain the stamp. Electronic confirmation from a secondary school portal is not accepted. 

CÉGEP OR UNIVERSITY

If your proof of enrolment is available in your student portal, sign in and present it to the ticket office staff. Screenshots are not accepted. 

If your school does not provide electronic proof, have your school stamp the paper form. Once applied, the stamp is valid for 30 days (original printed document only — photos of the stamped document are not accepted). 

Contact your educational institution to find out whether electronic proof or a stamp is available. 

  
Bring valid ID 

You must present a valid ID when you go to a ticket office to get or renew your OPUS card. A student ID is not considered valid ID. 

Accepted IDs: 

• Health insurance card 
• Driver’s licence 
• Passport 
• Asylum seeker document 
• Permanent resident card 
     

 Prepare the $15 fee 

The fee can be paid in cash, debit or credit. This fee covers the issuance of the photo OPUS card (not including the purchase of passes). 

 Go to a metropolitan ticket office in Laval 

Two metropolitan ticket offices are located in Laval: 

• Cartier terminal ticket office 
• Montmorency terminal ticket office 

View ticket office hours 

The cardholder must be present at the ticket office for their photo when getting or renewing an OPUS card. 

TIP: To avoid waiting, book an appointment online. Simply go to the Montmorency ticket office at your scheduled date and time. 

Some educational institutions offer the option to get or renew your OPUS card online. Click on the name of your school to access the portal and sign in. 

• Collège Montmorency
• Collège Letendre
• Collège Citoyen
• Collège Laval
• UQÀM (campus Laval)
• Université de Montréal (campus Laval) 

Studying in Montréal? Check the list of participating schools on the  Société de transport de Montréal (STM) website. 

PLEASE NOTE — When you receive your new OPUS card by mail: 

• Single‑trip passes: Important! To make it easier to transfer your passes, be sure to transfer them to your new photo OPUS card before loading any new passes onto it.  Visit a metropolitan ticket office to have your passes transferred to your new card. 
• Monthly passes: Use your current OPUS card until the end of the current month. After that, use your new photo OPUS card, on which you can load your reduced‑fare monthly pass starting on the 20th of the previous month. 

Starting on your 65th birthday, you can go to one of the two metropolitan ticket offices in Laval: the Cartier ticket office or the Montmorency ticket office. 

A $15 fee applies, and certain documents are required to obtain your OPUS card. See the next section for more details. 

Appointments are available at the Montmorency ticket office: book now and skip the line! 

Application form 

Please bring a completed Photo OPUS Card application form: 

Interactive form (PDF) 

Printable form (PDF) 

ID 

A valid government‑issued ID in French or English (health insurance card, driver’s licence, passport, permanent resident card or asylum seeker document) will be required. 

Proof of residence 

• Driver’s licence 
• Municipal or school tax bill 
• Federal or provincial notice of assessment 
• Any other official government document 
• Phone, electricity, cable or internet bill 
• Bank or credit card statement 
• Auto or home insurance certificate 
• Paratransit acceptance letter 
• Letter from a Laval long‑term care residence signed by the person in charge 

Please note With the exception of a driver’s licence, all other documents must be dated within the past 12 months. The applicant’s name and residential address in Laval must appear on the document submitted as proof of residence. Hospital cards, paratransit registration cards, and lease agreements are not accepted. 

Cash, debit or credit 

To pay the $15 fee. 

Your card is valid for 7 years. You must renew it no later than the expiration date shown on the back if you wish to continue benefiting from the Horizon 65+ pass or reduced fares when purchasing passes. 

The renewal process is the same as for getting a Photo OPUS Card for seniors. 

Anyone aged 65 or older is eligible for a photo OPUS card, allowing them to benefit from reduced fares or free travel on the entire STL network with the Horizon 65+ pass. This pass is reserved for Laval residents aged 65 or older and allows them to ride the bus free of charge in Laval. 

You can obtain the Horizon 65+ pass when getting your card at a metropolitan ticket office. 

You use Bus passes and mainly travel by bus in Laval, but occasionally take the metro to Montréal. 

Single fares (1, 2 or 10 trips) and short-term passes (unlimited passes) for zone AB are not compatible with the OPUS card you use for bus travel in Laval. 
You can either get a dedicated OPUS card or purchase your fares on an occasional card (paper smart card). 

You must get a dedicated photo OPUS card to benefit from reduced fares on All Modes AB passes (1, 2 or 10 trips).  

To obtain one, go to a metropolitan ticket office. 

IMPORTANT The cardholder must be present at the ticket office for the photo, as the system does not allow reuse of the photo from your existing photo OPUS card. 

If you occasionally travel on Montréal’s North Shore (zones C or D), a dedicated OPUS card may be useful. 

All Modes ABC and ABCD passes allow travel across both the North Shore and South Shore of the Greater Montréal area. 

As with AB passes, a second OPUS card may be required to prevent the wrong pass from being charged during your trip. 

Please note that a monthly All Modes ABC or ABCD pass can be loaded onto a regular OPUS card or a photo OPUS card. 

• 12^th month FREE after purchasing 11 consecutive monthly transit passes 
• Card delivered to your home by mail and valid starting on the first day of your subscription month 
• Automatic renewal of your monthly pass through credit card or bank payments 
• Automatic renewal of your annual subscription 
• Option, with notice, to cancel your subscription at any time or change your pass for the next billing period 
• Automatic OPUS card replacement in case of loss, damage or theft (with or without a replacement fee, depending on the situation) 
• Discounts with Communauto 

To have your subscription start with the following month’s monthly pass, you must submit your subscription request no later than the 10^th day of the previous month. 

For example, if you want your subscription to start on September 1, you must subscribe by August 10 so that the first payment is processed in time for the upcoming monthly pass. The subscription will then be valid starting on the first day of the following month. 

This subscription allows organizations to offer their employees a turnkey service along with a discount on their transit passes. It also includes discounts with Communauto.