	shell canada sees better profit lower spending shell canada ltd pct owned by royal dutch shell group anticipates an improved level of ings in assuming a continuation of prices and margins that existed at the end of and early the company said in the annual report shell previously reported operating profit fell to mln dlrs excluding a mln dlr unusual gain from mln dlrs in the prior year the company also said capital and exploration spending of mln dlrs will be mln dlrs lower than last year due to the uncertain short term outlook 
