Anticipating a shortage of 114,000 workers for the next decade, Alberta is reaching out to U.S. war veterans to fill jobs in its oil sands industry, including gigs along the Canadian section of the embattled Keystone XL pipeline.

Through its partly owned jobs board VetJobs.com, the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) lists hundreds of jobs advertised through Edmonton Economic Development Corp.'s (EEDC) Opportunity Awaits labor program.

Although President Obama decided in January to reject a permit for the U.S. stretch of the Keystone pipeline, Canada is still working to build its section of the line that would carry crude from Alberta's booming oil sands to the Gulf of Mexico, creating thousands of job openings that the province does not have the workforce to fill.

"This is a great opportunity for veterans, transitioning military, National Guard and reservists, and their family members," VetJobs founder and CEO Ted Daywalt said in a statement this week.

Positions listed on VetJobs include structural ironworker, pressure pipe welder and heavy equipment technician. Professional vacancies include construction quality auditors, cost estimators and refinery shift supervisors.

Salaries for the jobs are not listed, but the VFW news release says most pay "as much as 30 percent more than similar industry positions in the United States."

Depending on the company, benefits may include travel to and from the United States, bus transportation to work sites, accommodations, and discounts on work gear, according to the Opportunity Awaits website.

Some of the jobs listed allow employees to commute, working several weeks in Canada and spending one week at home. However, many of the positions require workers to move. EEDC, a nonprofit labor company owned by the city of Edmonton, recommends job seekers apply for a passport as early as possible.

EEDC is also working with U.S. state governments and employment agencies in the Pacific Northwest during its six-week campaign to spread the word about its workforce needs. After the six-week period, EEDC will take a look at the résumés it has collected and hand them off to employers that will meet with selected candidates for mid-August interviews in Seattle.