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 févr. 2026

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02/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 271

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 28:42:52

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
7	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
10	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
11	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
12	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
13	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
14	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
15	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
16	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
17	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
18	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
19	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
20	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
21	Une personne sur cinq : parlons santé mentale avec Florence K - Gouvernement du Québec	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	6	Unknown	58
22	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
23	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
24	Migration Conversations	Jamie Liew	Government	61	Simplecast	63
25	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
26	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
27	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
28	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
29	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
30	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
31	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
32	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
33	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
34	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
35	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
36	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
37	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
38	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
39	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
40	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
41	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
42	City of Nanaimo Presents: The Sweet Layered Podcast	City of Nanaimo	Government	35	Podbean	41
43	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
44	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
45	Join FDNY Podcast	FDNY	Government	35	Podbean	22
46	Denver Labor Law \| Denver Employment Lawyer Information	Adam Kielich	Government	46	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
48	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
49	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
50	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
51	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
52	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
53	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
54	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
55	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	71	Zencastr	32
56	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
57	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
58	Lignes de défense	RFI	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	53
59	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
60	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
61	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
62	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
63	Inside the Project	Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Government	1	Unknown	70
64	Bryan Stevenson Podcast	Michelle & William	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
66	Ahkameyimok Podcast with Perry Bellegarde	Perry Bellegarde, former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations	Government	74	Blubrry	42
67	Smart Women, Smart Power	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	247	Megaphone	43
68	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
69	Checks and Balances	Justin Ho	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
70	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
72	Volunteering Vibes	Volunteering Hawkes Bay	Government & Organizations	5	Unknown	49
73	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
75	The Minutes	City of Thunder Bay	Government	108	RSS.com	52
76	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
77	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
78	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
79	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
80	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
81	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
82	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
83	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
84	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
85	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
86	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
87	The Civil Service World Podcast	Civil Service World	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
88	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
89	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
90	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
91	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
92	Democracy in Question?	Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy	Government	112	Simplecast	83
93	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
94	Fundable by Design	Jennifer Yarbrough	Government & Organizations	99	Libsyn	38
95	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	135	Blubrry Podcasting	43
96	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
98	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
99	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
100	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43

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