A few dozen protestors braved the rain as they camped out in tents in the square in front of Halifax city hall for their third day of Occupy Nova Scotia protests.

Hundreds turned up for the protest over the weekend, but numbers have dropped as people returned to their homes, to school and to their jobs. Those who have stayed say they have no intentions of leaving anytime soon, and they hope more people will join them.

The protestors are part of a movement that began on Wall Street in New York City, and has spread upwards throughout other parts of Canada. Their message? Stand up against poverty, wage inequality and corporate greed.

"Woman's poverty is still an issue that this province and this country needs to address," says Jeanne Fay of Women's Centre Connect. "I would say we're in a crisis situation."

"This is a diverse group," says protestor Nik Pigeon. "Just because I am here doesn't mean that there's no other place for me to be. I am here because I choose to be here."

Tent cities were formed around the region, including Fredericton and Moncton, Saturday when Canadians decide to join in the social movement. Other Canadian cities, such as Vancouver and Toronto also joined in the protests.

It all started on Wall Street about a month ago when some Americans marched to the financial district in the Big Apple expressing their anger over wage gaps, taxes and the cost of living.

"People will say in Canada it's not as bad," says protestor Robbie White. "But we're so integrated with the States. Eighty per cent of our exports go there. It's silly to think an economic collapse in the States wouldn't affect Canada."

Small groups of students, low-income earners and the homeless have banned together in the Occupy movement across the Maritimes. But numbers have dropped since the weekend and one radio talk show host says the occupations will need to grow in order to make an impact.

"If more people show up, this could get more momentum," says Rick Howe, host of the afternoon talk show "The Rick Howe Show" on News 95.7. "But if the numbers stay the same, or more people go to home, school, work, this was basically a flash in the pan."

However, some of the protestors CTV News spoke with weren't sure exactly what they were protesting, or what they were hoping to achieve by camping out in Grand Parade. Others say they want to be inclusive with the issues, making it difficult to come up with one exact cause.

No matter the issue, or the outcome, the movement has remained peaceful in all Maritime cities to this point.

"The fact so many live in poverty and others make billions of dollars, our government isn't establishing a proper taxation system to try to make this more equal is not okay anymore and we're done with it," says Angela Giles, of the Council of Canadians.

They are not done, however, with camping out, although protestors aren't certain how long will they will stay.

As to the impact this social movement will make, many experts are doubtful it will result in immediate change to government and international organization policies, and believe this type of gathering is a more obvious way to create public pressure.

With files from CTV Atlantic's Kelland Sundahl