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 03 Jan 2026

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01/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 271

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:40:52

Top 5 authors

1. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

2. Beacon Global Strategies LLC (2 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (13 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
2	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
5	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	426	RedCircle	58
8	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
11	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	902	RSS.com	42
12	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	47	Omny Studio	69
13	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
14	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	73
15	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
16	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
17	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
18	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
19	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
20	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
21	Lignes de défense	RFI	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	53
22	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
23	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
24	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
26	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
27	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
28	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
29	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
30	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
31	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
32	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
33	Big Take DC	Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts	Government	90	Omny Studio	43
34	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
35	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
36	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
37	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
38	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
39	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
40	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
41	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1918	Megaphone	53
42	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
43	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
44	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
45	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
46	Kasvihuone -podcast	Kauppapuutarhaliitto	Government	5	Soundcloud	43
47	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
48	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
49	The Politics of Special Forces	The Kingston Consortium on International Security (KCIS)	Government	10	Squarespace	48
50	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
51	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
52	The G-Word: A Podcast on Genocide	Clemence Pinaud, Shilla Kim	Government	7	Simplecast	58
53	Les Personnages de la Chambre	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	8	Acast	53
54	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
55	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
56	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
57	بین سطور	BBC Persian Radio	Government	17	BBC	28
58	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
59	La juste valeur	CNESST	Government	5	Soundcloud	49
60	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	197	PRX	59
61	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
62	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
63	Strait Forward	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	40	Simplecast	68
64	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Government & Organizations	46	Podbean	37
65	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
66	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
67	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	71	Zencastr	32
68	Europe Inside Out	Carnegie Europe	Government	45	Simplecast	73
69	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	43
70	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
71	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
72	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
73	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
74	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
75	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
76	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
77	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
78	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	49	Simplecast	79
79	Let's Talk Winnipeg!	Kevin Klein	Government	79	ART19	69
80	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
81	歷史的傷心會記得	衛生福利部心理健康司	Government	8	SoundOn	74
82	Real Talk Oshawa	City of Oshawa	Government	16	Podbean	52
83	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
84	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
85	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
86	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
87	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	297	Libsyn	32
88	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
89	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
90	Systems Practice in International Development	Abt Global Britain Podcasts	Government	10	Buzzsprout	38
91	The Local Government Cafe Podcast	Local Gov Cafe	Government	30	Podbean	42
92	Stratford Town Talk	Town of Stratford	Government	66	PodServe.fm	43
93	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
94	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
95	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
96	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
97	The Whistler Podcast	Resort Municipality of Whistler	Government	82	Buzzsprout	48
98	The Emergency Management Network Podcast	Todd T. De Voe	Government	412	Substack	42
99	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
100	Good Government Show	Valley Park Productions	Government	100	Libsyn	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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