The first day I had my car was on December 12th 2014 the day after the "snowstorm" in Toronto. With the stock Dunlop Sport All Season tires, I didn't find the car that hard to drive on snow and ice.

I now have Dunlop Wintermaxx tires mounted on my Factory 16" Alloys (there's also a $60 MIR for them right now). They are noticeably "grippier" than the stock all seasons and definitely stop better. Provided you don't drive like an idiot, the Micra handles well enough in the snow. I had no problems going on Don Mills Road Southbound down into the Don Valley and up into East York during that first "snowstorm" we had in December.