Apple Podcast Rankings - Canada - Government

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Canada

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Canada. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 01 Jan 2026

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01/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 264

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:40:54

Top 5 authors

1. Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP (2 shows)

2. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. The DSR Network (2 shows)

5. Beacon Global Strategies LLC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Simplecast (9 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
6	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
10	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
11	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
12	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
13	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
14	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
15	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
16	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
17	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
18	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
19	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
20	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
21	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
22	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
23	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
24	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	43
25	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
26	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
27	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
28	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
29	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
30	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
31	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
32	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
33	The Local Government Cafe Podcast	Local Gov Cafe	Government	30	Podbean	42
34	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
35	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
36	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
37	Good Government Show	Valley Park Productions	Government	100	Libsyn	63
38	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	71	Zencastr	32
39	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
40	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
41	Eau-là-là	Office de l'Eau de la Martinique	Government	9	Ausha	59
42	Stratford Town Talk	Town of Stratford	Government	66	PodServe.fm	43
43	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
44	The Whistler Podcast	Resort Municipality of Whistler	Government	82	Buzzsprout	48
45	Alzheimer's Society Podcast	Alzheimer's Society	Government	103	Soundcloud	32
46	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
47	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
48	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
49	Strait Forward	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	40	Simplecast	68
50	Big Take DC	Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts	Government	90	Omny Studio	43
51	Intel at the Edge	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	29	Simplecast	58
52	Systems Practice in International Development	Abt Global Britain Podcasts	Government	10	Buzzsprout	38
53	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
54	Communism and Socialism Explained	Kairav T.	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
55	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
56	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
57	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
58	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
59	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
60	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
61	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
62	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
63	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
64	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
65	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58
66	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
67	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
68	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
69	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
70	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	410	Megaphone	49
71	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
72	Boom! Lawyered	Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group	Government	314	Simplecast	73
73	پادکست آنارشی \| Anarchy Podcast	پادکست آنارشی	Government	58	Acast	38
74	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
75	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
76	Buzzfeed News Podcast (Haiti's, Brazil's, New Spain's Colonial Government)	Buzzfeed news show	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	22
77	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	59	Libsyn	38
78	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
79	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
80	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
81	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
82	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
83	12 Minutes With - The Europe Interview	Euronews	Government	25	Acast	68
84	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
85	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
86	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
87	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
88	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	338	Substack	53
89	Resilient HERoes	Laura James - Resilient Heroes	Government	31	Buzzsprout	58
90	راه دیگر	یاشار سلطانی	Government	2	Simplecast	63
91	שיחות על דמוקרטיה	המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה \| Israel Democracy Institute	Government	22	Simplecast	53
92	מיתווים לשלום	מיתווים - המכון הישראלי למדיניות חוץ אזורית	Government	6	Transistor	53
93	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
94	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
95	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
96	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
97	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
98	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
99	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
100	Scope Conditions Podcast	Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou	Government	37	Buzzsprout	67

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