(1) in a hardship situation such that the foreign national deserves humanitarian consideration because, as the case may be,(a) his or her physical or psychological well-being and that of his or her family lawfully in Québec would be seriously affected if the foreign national could not live in or come to Québec;
(b) the foreign national is outside Canada with a relative who has been selected by the Minister and his or her physical or psychological well-being and that of the relative would be seriously affected if the foreign national could not accompany the relative to Québec;
(c) although not a resident of Québec, the foreign national is successfully established in Québec and has no significant ties with his or her country of origin;
(d) his or her physical security would be threatened particularly due to risks of imprisonment, torture or death if the foreign national could not come to Québec; or
(e) his or her application for permanent residence is processed in Canada under section 25, 25.1 or 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27) or section 65.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227), his or her physical or psychological well-being would be seriously affected if the foreign national could not come to or settle in Québec and his or her return to the country of origin would cause serious harm; or