From google:
France GDP Annual Growth Rate | 1950-2015 | Data | Chart | Calendar
France has slight growth of 0.82 while Canada has growth of 2.06. Both numbers quoted from March of this year. France has averaged about 3% so such a small growth is down for them.
Canada has had GDP shrinkage this year.
That's why every single Canadian media outlet in existence is talking about a possible recession.