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 Oct 2026

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10/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 305

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:39:27

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

3. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The Centre for Constitutional Studies (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Transistor (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	39	Simplecast	79
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	440	Audioboom	63
4	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	99	Simplecast	32
5	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	30	Megaphone	48
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	330	RedCircle	58
7	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	227	Acast	89
8	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	48	Megaphone	48
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
11	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	908	RSS.com	42
12	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1972	BBC	43
14	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	46	Omny Studio	52
15	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
16	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
17	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
18	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
19	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	148	Megaphone	48
20	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	378	Transistor	73
21	Law Report	ABC Australia	Government	250	ABC Australia	38
22	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
23	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	420	Spreaker	43
24	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
25	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1926	Megaphone	53
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
27	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
28	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2699	Megaphone	38
29	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
30	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
31	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	574	Podbean	32
32	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
33	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
34	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	266	Libsyn	58
35	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	29	Buzzsprout	38
36	"Project 2025 Read by Douglas Wayne Ricketts"	Douglas Ricketts	Government	35	RSS.com	47
37	The 7/50 Podcast	The Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	4	Libsyn	68
38	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
39	Talking Michigan Transportation	Michigan Department of Transportation	Government	286	Buzzsprout	57
40	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
41	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
42	The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast	The Pell Center at Salve Regina University	Government	100	Omny Studio	58
43	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
44	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
45	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
46	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
47	La Grande Conversation	Terra Nova	Government	15	Ausha	69
48	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	239	Buzzsprout	83
49	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
50	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
51	Beyond the Agenda	Town of Okotoks	Government	3	RSS.com	42
52	Future Discontinuous	FALTER and IWM	Government	16	Acast	94
53	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	154	Buzzsprout	47
54	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
55	Le balado de l'ARASQ	Association de la retraite et des avantages sociaux du Québec	Government & Organizations	5	Unknown	53
56	Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt	Think Again	Government	10	Captivate	48
57	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	39	Zencastr	43
58	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	150	Megaphone	43
59	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	72	Zencastr	32
60	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1097	Megaphone	48
61	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	370	Megaphone	43
62	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
63	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	16	Unknown	21
64	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	382	Megaphone	53
65	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
66	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	88	Spreaker	54
67	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	28	Simplecast	68
68	BLUF: Artorias Podcast	Artorias, Inc.	Government	74	Spotify for Podcasters	17
69	MuniCast	SUMA	Government	75	Spotify for Podcasters	38
70	See You In Court	seeyouincourt	Government	100	Podbean	48
71	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
73	Literary Anything	City of Marion Libraries	Government	127	Soundcloud	43
74	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
75	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
76	Reconcile. Everyday Conversations	Mennonite Central Committee Saskatchewan	Government & Organizations	18	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
77	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
78	Autour du feu	EFPC Apprentissage autochtone	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
79	Institute of Regulation's Podcast	Institute of Regulation	Government	42	Buzzsprout	27
80	Not A Day For Soundbites	notadayforsoundbitespodcast	Government	12	Acast	59
81	Balado En territoire d’expertise	Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts	Government	4	Unknown	48
82	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
83	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
84	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	309	Megaphone	63
85	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Government	11	RSS.com	78
86	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	96	Buzzsprout	73
87	EQUALS: Reimagining Our Economy	EQUALS	Government	102	Acast	73
88	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
89	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	48	Megaphone	48
90	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
91	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	36	Transistor	38
92	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1634	Unknown	43
93	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	16	Buzzsprout	68
94	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
95	Resources Radio	Resources for the Future	Government	396	Soundcloud	53
96	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
97	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	96	Megaphone	49
98	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
99	Alzheimer's Society Podcast	Alzheimer's Society	Government	103	Soundcloud	32
100	Political Dysfunction	Political Dysfunction	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	43

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