Exchange and refund conditions

You may exchange an unvalidated fare on your OPUS card for a fare of greater value by paying the difference between the two fares. To do so:

• If your card is registered, you must provide ID.
• We do not accept exchanges for fares of lesser value for any fare.

Visit a station agent in a métro station to exchange your fare.

Customers may exchange the remaining fares on a 2-trip or a 10-trip fare at any time for a fare of greater value or a monthly pass. Customers must pay the difference between the two fares.

You may only exchange a monthly pass for a fare of greater value. You must pay the difference between the two fares.

• We accept all exchanges for a fare of greater value.
• If your card is registered, you must provide ID.

Visit a station agent in a métro station to exchange your fare.

You may exchange expired and unvalidated L’Occasionnelle chip cards or magnetic fare cards for cards of the same type.

• You must return the expired card.

To exchange your card, visit a station agent in a métro station.

• If your card is unregistered, you must provide the sales receipt.
• If your card is registered, you must provide ID and the sales receipt.
• OPUS card issuance fees are non-refundable.
• The fare must not have been validated.
• For monthly or 4-month passes, after the month of validity has begun, you must submit your request no more than six days after the purchase date.
• For 4-month passes, if one or more months have been validated, you must submit the request before the first day of the validity period of the remaining month(s). The refund will be issued according to the number of full unvalidated months.
• Weekly passes may be refunded after the beginning of the validity date, provided that they have not been validated.

Visit a station agent in a métro station to obtain a refund.

We accept refunds for all unvalidated fares, except for 1-trip fares and group fares, upon presentation of the fare card and purchase receipt.

For a refund for fares on a L'Occasionnelle card, go to the ticket counter at any métro station.

For a refund for fares on an Opus Card (ID is required for fares on registered OPUS cards), visit a station agent in a métro station.

No exchanges or refunds are granted for courtesy or event fares.

Users who are affected by an interruption in employment or who are on leave from work due to an illness or hospitalization and who, for such reason, are prevented from using one or more weekly or monthly fares may be granted a refund upon presentation of the sales receipt or other proof deemed satisfactory, subject to the following conditions:

• In the case of loss of employment, users must provide a copy of the Service Canada Record of Employment (ROE) from their employer confirming the end of their employment and the date the employment ended, for the period covered by the refund request.
• In the case of a leave from work due to illness or hospitalization, users must provide a copy of a medical certificate confirming the interruption in employment for the period covered by the refund request

Refunds will be issued based on the number of days left on the weekly or monthly fare. OPUS card issuance fees are non-refundable. The user keeps the OPUS card for which the refund is issued.

To obtain a refund, contact customer service.

The liquidator of the succession (estate executor) may request a refund for a fare that was valid at the time of death. Along with the refund request, he or she must provide the death certificate and proof of his or her designation as liquidator.

Refunds will be issued based on the number of fares left on the card or the number of remaining days for the monthly fare encoded on the card. OPUS card issuance fees are non-refundable.

To obtain a refund, contact customer service.

• Transactions with a defect ticket: If a refund applies, visit any station in the network.

If you obtained a defect ticket from the fare vending machine, you must get the refund processed at the station where you purchased the ticket.

Removed 1-trip and 10-trip fares sold on July 1, 2021, cannot be refunded. These fares may be validated after this date.

Refunds are not authorized for photo OPUS cards for children ages 6 to 11. These cards remain valid until their expiry date.