Occupy Ottawa protesters at Confederation Park have until midnight Monday to leave, after eviction notices were served by the National Capital Commission.
The protesters have been camping at the park since Oct. 15, drawing attention to what they say is a corrupt financial and political system.
Some campers said they'll relocate rather than try to confront police.
"I'm sure people don't want to get beat up by the cops or their stuff taken, so I'm saying maybe we'll just relocate," said Josh Penzin.
"This movement will continue whether or not we're in this park or not in this park," said James Brummel. "There's nothing stopping us from coming back, just without tents."
The NCC and Ottawa police had previously said they were taking the decision to evict "day-by-day", as both would have to be involved in the process.
"We were hoping that they would leave before we'd have to serve notice," said Marie Lemay of the NCC. "Unfortunately that has not happened so we have served the notice today."
This and many other Occupy protests were inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, which recently had to leave New York City's Zuccotti Park after a nighttime police raid.
Several others in the United States and Canada have been ordered to leave by police and the courts.
Occupy Toronto was evicted Monday after a court ruled Monday that allowing them to stay would have been supporting anarchy, while Occupy Vancouver has a deadline of 2:00 p.m. Monday to obey their court order to leave.
Camps in Halifax, London, Ont., and Saskatoon have already been dismantled, without the violence that has been seen when a few Occupy camps in the United States were forced to leave.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's Norman Fetterley
