Virtual OPUS now available for Android phones in Montreal
Posted September 15, 2026 8:19 am.
Montrealers with Android phones can now access a digital version of the OPUS card, the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) announced Tuesday.
ARTM says it has been testing the new platform for months with about 20,000 users and has now successfully expanded access to the general public.
Tickets can be purchased and validated through the Chrono application, the same platform used to reload an OPUS card.
“Your OPUS card can now be in your Android phone,” said Sylvain Perras, Executive Director of Digital Transformation. “This is one more option to simplify the user experience and adapt it to their current habits. This solution has been developed and tested with thousands of users over the past few months, and the results are very positive: people find it simple, reliable and easy to use.”
The device must be relatively new for the feature to work, officials warn. A cell phone can contain more than one dematerialized “card,” allowing users to choose the one containing the transit fare corresponding to their trip.
Officials say iPhone users will have to wait, as they continue to test an iOS version of the application. ARTM did not specify when the next deployment could take place.
ARTM says it will also continue testing direct payment with a bank card, which would allow public transit users to pay without using a ticket or an OPUS card, whether virtual or traditional.
Physical cards will remain available.
The Concerto project, which includes all of these changes, costs nearly $150 million in public funds.
