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 04 Jan 2026

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01/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 286

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:41:16

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (2 shows)

2. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Irregular Warfare Initiative (1 shows)

5. FireRescue1 (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (13 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Podbean (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
5	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
8	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
9	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
10	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
13	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
14	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
15	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
16	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
17	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
18	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
19	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
20	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	68
21	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
22	Une personne sur cinq : parlons santé mentale avec Florence K - Gouvernement du Québec	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	6	Unknown	58
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
24	TOA Talks	Town of Ajax	Government	23	Buzzsprout	62
25	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
26	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
27	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
28	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
29	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
30	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
31	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
32	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
33	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
34	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	38
35	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
37	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
38	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
39	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
40	Lignes de défense	RFI	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	53
41	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
42	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
43	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
44	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	416	Megaphone	49
45	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
46	小鳩の愛～eye～（こばとのあい）	AM1422kHz RadioNippon	Government & Organizations	509	Feedburner	49
47	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
48	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	302	Acast	48
49	Whatcom County Public Works Podcast	Whatcom County Public Works	Government	28	Podbean	37
50	Capitol Insurrection Report	Scott Koon	Government	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
51	In Our Defence	India Today Podcasts	Government	196	Spreaker	49
52	Canada ouvre-toi!	Movela Immigration Services	Government	53	Acast	94
53	Better Every Shift	FireRescue1	Government	321	Podbean	38
54	Sources diplomatiques	France Diplomatie	Government	65	Podcastics	69
55	The 9/11 conspiracy	Ali Annan	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
56	Charlottetown	Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	5	Podbean	63
57	Behind the Visa Window: Insights on the U.S. Visa Interview	Argo Visa	Government	17	Spotify for Podcasters	58
58	Black Card Declined	Brianna Riddick	Government	2	RSS.com	68
59	Venezuela	Sofía	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
60	The Connection Series	Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling	Government & Organizations	8	Unknown	49
61	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
62	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
63	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
64	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
65	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
66	Big Take, Midterms 2026	Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts	Government	8	Omny Studio	48
67	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
68	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
69	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
70	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
71	The Con Job	Edmonton Police Service	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
72	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
73	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
74	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	169	Soundcloud	43
75	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
76	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
78	The G-Word: A Podcast on Genocide	Clemence Pinaud, Shilla Kim	Government	7	Simplecast	58
79	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
80	Kasvihuone -podcast	Kauppapuutarhaliitto	Government	5	Soundcloud	43
81	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Government & Organizations	46	Podbean	37
82	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
83	The Politics of Special Forces	The Kingston Consortium on International Security (KCIS)	Government	10	Squarespace	48
84	Les Personnages de la Chambre	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	8	Acast	53
85	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
86	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
87	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	بین سطور	BBC Persian Radio	Government	17	BBC	28
89	Trust and Trade	American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section	Government	66	Transistor	58
90	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
91	Inside Infrastructure	Infrastructure Partnerships Australia	Government	40	Soundcloud	54
92	La juste valeur	CNESST	Government	5	Soundcloud	49
93	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	202	PRX	59
94	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
95	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
96	Strait Forward	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	42	Simplecast	68
97	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
98	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	73	Zencastr	32
99	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
100	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43

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