The catalyst for the workshops came from Premier Jason Kenney's comments made in November on South Asian community radio stations in Calgary and Edmonton, Dhillon said.
Community leaders slammed Kenney's comments, saying he appeared to blame the South Asian community for rising COVID-19 cases while failing to acknowledge his government's shortcomings.
In mid-December, the government created COVID-19 teams to head into hard-hit neighbourhoods in Edmonton and Calgary, handing out printed materials in a variety of languages along with masks and hand sanitizer.
"Instead of drawing our community together in one of the most divisive times, it contributed to that divisiveness," Dhillon said.