Reduced Fares for Students 12 - 25 Years Old

Paying the reduced fare |   Eligibility criteria | Photo sessions | STM Photo Studio |
Where to obtain transit fares  | Available transit passes  | Validity  | Cash payment 

To pay the reduced fare, you must first obtain your photo ID OPUS card

Students 12 to 25 years old must have a registered photo ID OPUS card to purchase and use reduced fare STM passes. If you want a reduced fare transit pass, be sure to have a registered photo ID OPUS card. Note: If you do not have the photo ID OPUS card, you cannot load it with any reduced transit fares! You will have to pay the regular fare. There are two easy ways of obtaining your OPUS reduced fare privilege: From the end of August until the end of October each year, photographers from STM Photo Studio visit over 100 schools and other academic institutions. Check the list to find out when the photo session is held at your school. Starting August 1, go to the STM Photo studio at McGill Station. The Studio is also open on weekends, check the schedule.

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.

Photo sessions at your School

Check the list to find out when the photo session is held at your school.

Bring with you:

• Proof of age (medicare card, student ID card, etc.) showing that you will be under 26 years of age on October 31, 2011;
•  Proof of full-time school attendance delivered by an institution recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (school form or Proof of academic attendance form signed by a school administrator and stamped with official school seal);
•  Proof that you live on the island of Montreal (official school document featuring your address, driver’s license, public utility bill made to your name and address, or property tax bill) if you are 18 and over;
•  $14 IN CASH (exact amount only)

STM Photo Studio

Go to the OPUS card delivery station (the STM’s Photo Studio at McGill station) with the following documents:

• Fill out and print the registration form.
• If you are under 14, the printed form 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 lease is not accepted;
• $15 IN CASH (debit and credit cards are not accepted)

Where to obtain transit fares

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. Consult the Replacement guarantee section for more details.

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 

Since October 31, 2010, you no longer need to renew your eligibility for reduced fares each year. Your eligibility remains valid for the full period indicated on the back of the card (see expiry date).

If you turn 26 during the school term (after October 31), your fare privilege will terminate August 31 of the following year.