Returned travellers in hotel quarantine will be released at 11.59pm on Monday, with those who have tested positive for COVID-19 to remain.
ACT Health said 138 people can leave quarantine at that time, provided they receive a negative coronavirus test.
The five travellers who have the virus and three close contacts will remain in quarantine.
"The length of their extended stay is considered on a case by case basis depending on a number of factors, including when they originally tested positive or showed symptoms of COVID-19, the results of their exit testing before they are proposed to leave quarantine, and the length of time they are symptom-free," ACT Health said.
The travellers entered quarantine on March 1 after arriving in Canberra on a flight from Singapore.
Meanwhile, NSW broke a 55-day streak of no locally acquired cases after a person who worked at two Sydney quarantine hotels, tested positive.
All household contacts of this case have so far tested negative and will self-isolate for 14 days.
NSW Health said initial genome sequencing found the person to have the UK variant.
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NSW Health has reported a number of venues and public transport routes that have been visited by the confirmed case between March 8 and 13.
Any ACT residents who visited Pancakes on the Rocks, Beverly Hills, on March 13 between 10.45am and 12pm is considered a close contact and should contact ACT Health on (02) 6207 7244, immediately get tested for COVID-19, and quarantine for 14 days regardless of the result.
Canberrans who visited other venues identified by NSW Health should monitor for symptoms and, if any appear, get tested and isolate until a negative result is received.
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