The Ontario Municipal Board has rejected an application from the Ontario and District Labour Council to reverse city council's decision to grant a tourism designation to businesses in the Glebe and Lansdowne Park.
The designation allows businesses to open on statutory holidays.
The Labour Council had argued the area wasn't a tourist destination.
But Andrew Peck, with the Glebe Business Improvement Area, says that position was rejected by the board.
"We demonstrated that our area is not only currently a destination for tourism, but we are also perfectly positioned to contribute to the ongoing maintenance and development of the tourism industry in Ottawa," he said.
Peck noted that, with the ruling coming into effect immediately, retail outlets in the Glebe and Lansdowne will be able to open this Thanksgiving Monday.