Protestors march at Toronto stock exchange

Anti-corporate demonstrations in Canada ran into a third day Monday, including outside the country's main bourse here, with some people vowing to keep up the protests through the bitter winter.

About 300 activists marched through Toronto's downtown, stopping at Ryerson University to join a rally for social justice. Hundreds also held demonstrations in downtown parks in Montreal, the capital Ottawa and Vancouver. Several activists spoke at the Toronto rally, including Brigette DePape, who gained notoriety across Canada in June when she interrupted the governor general's speech to parliament outlining the government's agenda.

DePape was working as a page in Canada's Senate when she held up a sign reading "Stop Harper," a reference to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

"As we come together in the streets to take action, we become a living, breathing force for change," she told the rally, according to a statement. Several protesters in Toronto's Saint James Park said they were prepared to stay well into winter. Joe Scalia, 24, from Windsor, Ontario spent the past two nights camping at Saint James park for "Occupy Toronto."

"I'm a graduate of a college, twice over, I can't find a job. I was in student government, I've got a nice resume I'll put it that way and I still can't find a job," he said. Scalia, who studied broadcasting, plans to stay downtown at the park for the next week.

Alisa Gayle, 39, marched alongside her mother.

"I'm part of the 99 percent, and it's time for people to speak out against all the injustices," said Gayle, referring to the figure popularized by Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, who say they represent 99 percent of the population. AFP