A Pakistani man has been arrested in connection with a suspected terror plot against the United States consulate in Toronto, CTV News has learned.

The Canada Border Services Agency says Jhanzab Malik was arrested on Monday on suspicion of “engaging in terrorism and being a danger to national security.”

The CBSA says the suspect displayed a “violent and extremist mindset” in allegedly plotting to kill people and destroy property in Toronto. The alleged plot involved plans to bomb the U.S. consulate in Toronto and other targets in the city’s financial district.

Malik arrived in Canada on a student visa in 2004, CTV News has learned. He obtained permanent resident status in 2009 with his wife as his sponsor.

Malik first appeared on the CBSA’s radar when he was questioned by border guards and intelligence agents upon his arrival at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on a flight from Libya in 2013. Malik claimed he had been teaching in Libya and had also visited Saudi Arabia for a few months.

He was allowed into Canada because he is a permanent resident.

Authorities now suspect Malik may have been training at a terror camp in Libya, CTV News’ Mercedes Stephenson has learned.

The CBSA flagged Malik as a potential threat last week and arrested him on Monday.

Malik appeared in front of an immigration board on Wednesday. CBSA officials say they are pushing to have him deported.

He has not been charged.

The arrest comes as the federal government moves to pass a new anti-terror bill that would strengthen law enforcement’s ability to arrest suspected terrorist sympathizers.

Canada has been on high alert since October, when two separate terror attacks left a pair of Canadian soldiers dead.

Several Canadians are suspected to have left the country to join Islamic extremist groups overseas.

Others have been arrested for allegedly attempting to do the same.