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 Oct 2026

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10/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 295

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:39:25

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Jon Becker (1 shows)

5. Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (14 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
2	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	40	Simplecast	79
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	440	Audioboom	63
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	48	Megaphone	48
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	330	RedCircle	58
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	30	Megaphone	48
8	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	228	Acast	89
9	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
10	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	99	Simplecast	32
11	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
12	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	909	RSS.com	42
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1972	BBC	43
14	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
15	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	150	Megaphone	43
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	46	Omny Studio	52
17	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
18	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
19	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	123	Libsyn	58
20	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
21	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
22	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
24	Beyond the Agenda	Town of Okotoks	Government	3	RSS.com	42
25	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
26	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	382	Megaphone	53
27	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
28	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	148	Megaphone	48
29	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	421	Spreaker	43
30	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1097	Megaphone	48
31	MuniCast	SUMA	Government	75	Spotify for Podcasters	38
32	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	379	Transistor	73
33	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
34	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
35	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
36	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
37	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	309	Megaphone	63
38	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
39	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	248	Podetize	63
40	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	88	Spreaker	54
41	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
42	"Project 2025 Read by Douglas Wayne Ricketts"	Douglas Ricketts	Government	35	RSS.com	47
43	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	62	Megaphone	73
44	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
45	Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality	Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative	Government	25	Simplecast	58
46	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
47	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1928	Megaphone	53
48	Walescast	BBC Radio Wales	Government	107	BBC	28
49	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2702	Megaphone	38
50	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
51	The Emergency Management Network Podcast	Todd T. De Voe	Government	421	Substack	42
52	Ojibwe Stories	unknown_author	Government	20	Unknown	32
53	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
54	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
55	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
56	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
57	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	574	Podbean	32
58	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government	1635	Unknown	43
59	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	29	Buzzsprout	38
60	Law Report	ABC Australia	Government	250	ABC Australia	38
61	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
62	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
63	The 7/50 Podcast	The Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	4	Libsyn	68
64	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	155	Buzzsprout	47
65	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	239	Buzzsprout	83
66	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
67	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
68	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
69	The Active Measures Newsletter Podcast	The Pell Center at Salve Regina University	Government	100	Omny Studio	58
70	La Grande Conversation	Terra Nova	Government	15	Ausha	69
71	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
72	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
73	Talking Michigan Transportation	Michigan Department of Transportation	Government	286	Buzzsprout	57
74	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	72	Zencastr	32
75	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
76	Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt	Think Again	Government	10	Captivate	48
77	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
78	Future Discontinuous	FALTER and IWM	Government	16	Acast	94
79	Le balado de l'ARASQ	Association de la retraite et des avantages sociaux du Québec	Government & Organizations	5	Unknown	53
80	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	39	Zencastr	43
81	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	267	Libsyn	58
82	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	370	Megaphone	43
83	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	16	Unknown	21
84	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
85	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	28	Simplecast	68
86	BLUF: Artorias Podcast	Artorias, Inc.	Government	74	Spotify for Podcasters	17
87	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
88	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
89	See You In Court	seeyouincourt	Government	100	Podbean	48
90	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
91	Literary Anything	City of Marion Libraries	Government	127	Soundcloud	43
92	Balado En territoire d’expertise	Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts	Government	4	Unknown	48
93	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
94	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
95	Reconcile. Everyday Conversations	Mennonite Central Committee Saskatchewan	Government & Organizations	18	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
96	Autour du feu	EFPC Apprentissage autochtone	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
97	Institute of Regulation's Podcast	Institute of Regulation	Government	42	Buzzsprout	27
98	Not A Day For Soundbites	notadayforsoundbitespodcast	Government	12	Acast	59
99	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
100	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49

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