Originally Posted by
A_Reed
I was just curious as to why the US is placed in a different group than Canada.
There must be a reason why the French government did that, right?

Perhaps because France and the Québécois-related relationship resulted in a drive for (and delivery of) a bilateral reciprocal arrangement that is more "liberal" than the one France has with the US?
Arrangements for working holiday and other cultural exchange visas/visa waivers of sorts for youth and reciprocity thereof came to mind as something that has placed the U.S. and Canada in different positions before when it comes to international travel.