4.1.For a foreign national to file an application for selection with the Minister pursuant to the Special program for asylum seekers during COVID-19 (chapter I-0.2.1, r. 6), the foreign national must be authorized by the Minister responsible for the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27) to apply for permanent resident status for humanitarian and compassionate considerations under section 25.2 of that Act.