Eviction orders have piled up for Canada's remaining "Occupiers" with Monday slated to be a defining day for demonstrators in cities across the country.

Protesters in Toronto are awaiting a judge's decision on the future of their encampment while members of Occupy Vancouver have said they will stand their ground against an afternoon eviction order.

The movement has also reached a critical point in Edmonton where protesters were served notice to pack up their campsite on privately owned land or be forced out by police.

Melcor Developments Ltd., which owns the land on which protesters have set up their tents, issued a letter to demonstrators that said they must be out by 11 p.m. local time on Sunday or face "removal by lawful means."

"Melcor requests that the unauthorized use of the Melcor site by unauthorized persons discontinue immediately," the letter says. "Public health and safety to users of the site should not be further prejudiced by Occupy Edmonton or its representatives."

The letter goes on to say that the company will ask Edmonton police to "assist in the lawful removal of persons and property on the site" based on city trespass statutes.

However, police said Sunday they will not forcibly evict protesters, who vowed to stay past the deadline. Police said they hoped the two sides would reach an agreement on next steps, and even offered to supply a mediator.

Snapshot: Victoria

The potential showdown in Edmonton stood in contrast to developments in Victoria earlier Saturday, where all was quiet at the Occupy Victoria encampment as an eviction deadline came and went, said police.

Officers who were sent to Centennial Square to check on protesters reported that most had obeyed a court order asking them to clear out by 7 a.m. local time.

Victoria police Insp. Andrew Lacon said the camp, which once held an estimated 70 tents, was down to 12 by the deadline.

He added that remaining protesters wouldn't be forced to pack up just yet.

"We're not removing people's tents at this point, we're just cleaning up any of the garbage that may be here," he told The Canadian Press.

A British Columbia judge ruled Friday that protesters had to clear out of the park.

In his ruling, Justice Terence Schultes said freedom of speech arguments couldn't prevent the city from enforcing bylaws.

Municipal officials in Victoria will have to return to court for additional orders if the demonstrators remaining in Centennial Park don't pack up.

The tug of war between freedom of speech and bylaw enforcement is occurring at Occupy encampments across Canada.

City officials in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto have doled out eviction notices, citing safety and bylaw concerns as the reason.

Other demonstrators in cities such as Halifax, London, Regina and Saskatoon have already been ordered to pack up.

Snapshot: Vancouver

Further north, Occupy Vancouver demonstrators have also been ordered to dismantle their camp, albeit with a less pressing deadline.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has given protesters until 2 p.m. on Monday to clear out of their camp next to the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Part of Justice Anne MacKenzie's order allows police to arrest anyone who may be preventing people from trying to access the historic gallery.

Like other officials, MacKenzie said the protests were allowed to continue as long as demonstrators didn't live on site.

Municipal officials in Vancouver have welcomed the decision, telling Occupy protesters that they would help remove tents and assist those with "housing needs."

Akin to arguments in other cities, the Occupy Vancouver protesters had told the judge that having an encampment was an integral part of exercising their freedoms of speech and assembly.

Demonstrators weren't happy with the ruling and voiced their frustration by marching through the streets of downtown Vancouver on Friday.

"Obviously, I'm disappointed that the powers that we are living under aren't really exercising democracy in any way," Occupier Jaeme Grosvenor told CTV British Columbia.

Snapshot: Toronto

Meanwhile, Occupiers in Toronto are embroiled in a legal battle over their encampment in St. James Park.

Lawyers for both the demonstrators and the city duked it out in a courtroom on Friday, presenting arguments on whether the encampment should be dismantled.

Bylaw officers issued eviction notices to the protesters earlier in the week but a court order has allowed them to buy some time in the park.

On Saturday, protesters sent a message to Mayor Rob Ford that they intend to remain at their camp by marching to city hall in what they dubbed an "Evict Ford" demonstration.

Hundreds of protesters, along with representatives from various union groups, arrived at Nathan Philips Square around 4 p.m. The demonstrators then marched back to their camp.

As is the case in Victoria and Vancouver, the protesters are arguing that the city is infringing on freedom of expression.

"The encampment is an exercise of conscience," Lawyer Susan Ursel told Justice David Brown on Friday. "(It's a) manifestation of what they're trying to create in the world."

Justice David Brown is expected to issue his ruling on Monday morning. He was slated to make a decision on Saturday but said he needed more time to think over the arguments.

Jenny Isaacs, who has protested at St. James Park for several days and spent a few nights at the camp, said demonstrations will continue even if the tent city is dismantled.

"I think this movement is much more than the park, so hopefully we won't lose the park, but if we do lose the park, we'll keep right on going," she said.

With files from CTV British Columbia and The Canadian Press and a report from CTV Edmonton's Jessica Earle