Canadians who become jobless because they aren’t willing to get vaccinated for COVID-19 may be ineligible for employment insurance (EI) benefits, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Qualtrough said the decision was made in part to ensure workplaces weren’t shut down due to an outbreak, and also to encourage vaccine uptake. The Liberals have tacked the condition on to a suite of other benefit payments besides EI, saying none can go to workers who lose their jobs or work hours because they refused to get vaccinated. The rules don’t apply to those with a medical exemption. Qualtrough said the vaccination rules for COVID-19 benefits will continue as long as public health concerns remain a top priority for the federal government. “As long as the collective public health of Canadians is jeopardized, and our economy is thereby threatened, we’re going to have to keep public health …