Between 200 and 300 Syrian refugees are likely to land in Windsor by the end of the year, Mayor Drew Dilkens says, as the federal government moves forward with its pledge to bring 25,000 refugees to Canada.

On Friday, the mayor spoke with John McCallum, the newly appointed minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, who told him that Ottawa is firm on its commitment to help the Syrian refugees.

The number that will arrive in Windsor has not been finalized, but a ballpark figure is emerging, Dilkens said.

"In Ontario, we can expect around 10,000 of those refugees...and then we would expect probably a per-capita distribution," Dilkens said. "So in the City of Windsor, we would see between 200 and 300 Syrian refugees."

"We actually don't know the number yet," he added.

Dilkens said the city's vacancy rate is four per cent, but Windsor also has a high unemployment rate.

"The folks that they send to Canada and [who] get distributed amongst the different cities, they certainly want them and we want them to be successful when they get here and have a good chance to have a fruitful life and, of course, getting a job is one of those essential elements," he said.

"So, I think the province will look at all of those elements and make sure they are locating people to communities where they have a high chance to be successful."