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 Mar 2026

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03/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 288

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:39:36

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

2. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

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

5. BBC Persian Radio (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

2. Megaphone (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
3	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	253	Acast	89
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
6	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
7	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
12	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
13	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
14	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
15	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
17	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
18	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
19	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
20	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
21	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
22	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
23	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
24	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
25	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
26	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
27	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
28	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
29	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
30	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
31	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
32	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
33	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
34	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
35	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
36	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
37	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
38	شیرازه	BBC Persian Radio	Government	76	BBC	33
39	Pod Bless America	Jim Larkin and Dan Wilkinson Jr.	Government	91	Simplecast	63
40	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
41	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
42	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
43	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
44	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	48	Simplecast	83
45	Global Governance Podcast	Global Governance Forum	Government	61	Buzzsprout	47
46	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
47	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
48	Civil Action with Brian & Shant	civilaction	Government	98	Podbean	32
49	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
50	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	28	Simplecast	68
51	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	45	Simplecast	38
52	The Politics Prepping and Paranormal Podcast	Jeff Morey	Government	73	Spotify for Podcasters	48
53	The 9/11 conspiracy	Ali Annan	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
54	Bryan Stevenson Podcast	Michelle & William	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	The Politics of Policy Analysis	Paul Cairney	Government	17	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	بین سطور	BBC Persian Radio	Government	17	BBC	28
57	Impolitic	Jeffrey Treistman & Matthew Schmidt	Government	19	RSS.com	38
58	The Camilla Tominey Show \| GB News	GB News	Government	54	Acast	38
60	Mano a Mano: U.S. & Puerto Rico, Journey Toward A More Perfect Union	PR51st	Government	24	Simplecast	83
61	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
62	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
63	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
64	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
65	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	60	Megaphone	38
66	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
67	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
68	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
69	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
70	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
71	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	326	Simplecast	73
72	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
73	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
74	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
75	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
76	The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute	The MirYam Institute	Government	257	Buzzsprout	62
77	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
78	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
79	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
80	What's Wrong with Democracy?	Tortoise Media	Government	23	Acast	89
81	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
82	A Voz do Brasil	Rádio Senado	Government & Organizations	100	Unknown	38
83	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
84	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
85	EU Scream	EU Scream	Government	135	Buzzsprout	68
86	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
87	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
88	Toronto Centre Podcasts	Toronto Centre	Government	212	CoHost	38
89	Alzheimer's Society Podcast	Alzheimer's Society	Government	103	Soundcloud	32
90	Politics As Unusual w/Molly Jong-Fast & Rick Wilson	Jesse Cannon	Government	1	Acast	58
91	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	North Bay Centennial Stories	City of North Bay	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	22
93	Pascal Boniface - Sur Le Toit Du Monde	Pascal Boniface	Government	7	Transistor	53
94	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
95	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
96	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
97	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
98	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
99	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
100	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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