Ottawa residents will join demonstrators in 14 other cities across the country to protest the gap between the rich and poor.
It is a movement sweeping the continent.
Occupy Wall Street started in New York City's famous financial district last month, has spread to other American cities since then and is now heading north.
"They come from all walks of life, students, professionals, a myriad of different people who've gotten involved," says filmmaker Chris Elie who plans on documenting the local movement.
In Ottawa, organizers have called people to gather at Confederation Park Saturday at noon for a general assembly.
Ottawa police are working with the group to keep the protest peaceful.
"We have been working with the event organizers, reached out to them to communicate in advance and they assure us they want a peaceful demonstration," says Inspector Mark Ford with the Ottawa Police Service.
So far the movement, as a whole, has been fairly peaceful. Several arrests have been made in American cities; police have been tackled in New York, but injuries are reported as being minor.
Just as New York's protest has been going on for weeks, the local one will last more than one day.
CTV Ottawa's Karen Soloman was told protesters plan to camp out and a new location to occupy could be announced.
It is commitment to a cause which lacks a coherent message, says Carleton University professor Joshua Greenberg.
"It's highly decentralized, diffused and part of the challenge with that -- without a core message, without core complaints – we don't have specific solutions," says Greenberg.
He says people are fed up with the economy, the growing class disparity, and the structural strain of the system.
"I really see that as the whole cornerstone of this whole movement," says Elie. "It's not about a specific issue, people are concerned about a lot of things and a lot of things are just not being discussed or addressed."
With a report from CTV Ottawa's Karen Soloman
