I have to admit that I can't answer your question. I couldn't say whether the research topics for the applications submitted in French are more contextualized than for those in English.
In natural sciences, engineering and health sciences, the research areas are much more universal than they are in the social sciences and the humanities.
However, I couldn't say whether there is a distinction to be made in terms of language when the applications submitted to the Fonds de recherche du Québec are being assessed.