India, Nov. 4 -- The Canadian government has sought power through pending legislation to enforce mass cancellation of temporary visas which could be directed towards fraudulent applications from India, according to a media report.

The outlet CBC News cited a presentation from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), as well as unidentified American departments, to use a proposed mass cancellation provision in a bill before parliament to be extended to "deter" fraud in the system from temporary visas applicants from India.

The presentation listed just India and Bangladesh as the "country-specific challenges", in this context. The legislation proposes mass cancellation for a pandemic...