The Toronto Police Service said it would enforce the court order issued yesterday stating that protesters at the pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of Toronto must dismantle the site by 6 p.m. today, Wednesday.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Markus Kohnin stated that although there was no evidence that participants in the camp were violent or anti-Semitic, the demonstration deprived the university of the ability to control what happens in the area known as the King's College Circle.

Kohnin added that property owners generally decide what happens on their properties, and if the protesters can take that power for themselves, there is nothing to prevent a stronger group from coming and taking the space from the current protesters.

He confirmed that this leads to chaos and his order gives police the authority to arrest and remove anyone aware of the order, which is in violation of it.

The police stated in a brief announcement last night that the 6 p.m. deadline applies to the protesters.

They said they would not disclose operational details but indicated that the court order stipulates that police actions are at their discretion.

The protesters at the camp did not clarify late yesterday whether they intended to comply with the court order, but some were removing signs from the outer fences.

The protesters set up their camp on May 2, and they previously stated they would remain in place until the college agreed to their demands, which include disclosing investments in companies benefiting from the Israeli attacks on Gaza and withdrawing investments from them.

The court ruling stated that the university has procedures in place to consider divestment requests and offered protesters a fast-tracked process.