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 02 Mar 2026

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03/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 300

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:40:32

Top 5 authors

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

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

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

4. BBC Persian Radio (2 shows)

5. The Overhead Wire (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
2	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
6	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
10	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
11	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
12	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
13	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
14	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
15	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
16	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
17	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
18	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
19	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
20	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
21	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
22	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
23	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
24	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
25	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
26	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
27	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
30	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
31	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
32	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
33	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
34	The Asset	District Productive	Government	65	ART19	69
35	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
36	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
37	HSEMA Off the Record	DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency	Government	19	Acast	49
38	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	530	Omny Studio	59
39	Bold American Pod	Barstool Sports	Government & Organizations	722	Unknown	43
40	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
41	Better Every Shift	FireRescue1	Government	317	Podbean	38
42	The Emergency Management Network Podcast	Todd T. De Voe	Government	412	Substack	42
43	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
44	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
45	Intended Consequences	StrategyCorp Institute	Government	117	Libsyn	63
46	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
47	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
48	Public Works Podcast	Joseph Blackman	Government	418	Spreaker	32
49	The World Politics Podcast	Quinn Gilmore	Government	1	Soundcloud	48
50	Les barons, comment ils ont conquis leur ville	RTL	Government	6	Audiomeans	43
51	Gov Tech Today	Russell Lowery, Jennifer Saha	Government	70	Simplecast	63
52	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
53	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
54	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
55	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
56	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
57	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
58	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
59	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
60	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
61	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
62	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
63	شیرازه	BBC Persian Radio	Government	76	BBC	33
64	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
65	Pod Bless America	Jim Larkin and Dan Wilkinson Jr.	Government	91	Simplecast	63
66	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
67	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
68	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
69	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
70	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
71	Global Governance Podcast	Global Governance Forum	Government	60	Buzzsprout	52
72	Civil Action with Brian & Shant	civilaction	Government	98	Podbean	32
73	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	27	Simplecast	68
74	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	38	Simplecast	38
75	The Politics Prepping and Paranormal Podcast	Jeff Morey	Government	73	Spotify for Podcasters	48
76	The 9/11 conspiracy	Ali Annan	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
77	Bryan Stevenson Podcast	Michelle & William	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	The Politics of Policy Analysis	Paul Cairney	Government	17	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	بین سطور	BBC Persian Radio	Government	17	BBC	28
80	Impolitic	Jeffrey Treistman & Matthew Schmidt	Government	19	RSS.com	38
81	The Camilla Tominey Show \| GB News	GB News	Government	52	Acast	38
83	Mano a Mano: U.S. & Puerto Rico, Journey Toward A More Perfect Union	PR51st	Government	24	Simplecast	83
84	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
85	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
86	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
87	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
88	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
89	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
90	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
91	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
92	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
93	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
94	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
95	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
96	Boom! Lawyered	Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group	Government	313	Simplecast	73
97	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
98	The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute	The MirYam Institute	Government	241	Buzzsprout	62
99	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	297	Libsyn	32
100	What's Wrong with Democracy?	Tortoise Media	Government	23	Acast	89

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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