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 May 2026

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05/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 268

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:40:16

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (6 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

4. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

5. Tikkun Olam Productions (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Transistor (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
2	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
6	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
11	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
12	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
13	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
14	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
15	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
18	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
19	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
20	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
21	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
22	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
23	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
25	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
26	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
27	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
28	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
29	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
30	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
31	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
32	Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality	Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative	Government	25	Simplecast	58
33	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
34	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
35	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
36	19 Observations on mining and refining of critical minerals	CVMR Corporation	Government	13	Spotify for Podcasters	42
37	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
38	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
39	Today in Parliament	BBC Radio 4	Government	11	BBC	28
40	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
41	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
42	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
43	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
44	The Politics Prepping and Paranormal Podcast	Jeff Morey	Government	73	Spotify for Podcasters	48
45	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
46	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
47	Stratford Town Talk	Town of Stratford	Government	66	PodServe.fm	43
48	Forking Off	Forking Off	Government	27	Spotify for Podcasters	53
49	Debated Podcast	Debated Podcast	Government	220	Acast	42
50	Capital Building Jan 6th Truth And Today's Government	Seth	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
51	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
52	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
53	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
54	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
55	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
56	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
57	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
58	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
59	The Ancient Art of Modern Warfare	Chris Mayer National Security and Strategy Consultant	Government	100	Podbean	42
60	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
61	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
62	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
63	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
64	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
65	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
66	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
67	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
68	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
69	DSR: Politics and Law	The DSR Network	Government	33	Megaphone	43
70	DSR: Foreign Policy and National Security	The DSR Network	Government	43	Megaphone	32
71	Let's Talk Winnipeg!	Kevin Klein	Government	79	ART19	69
72	CCI and CHIN: In Our Words	Canadian Conservation Institute	Government	9	Simplecast	48
73	Jua Haki Zako	RFI Kiswahili	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	43
74	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
75	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
76	What's Wrong with Democracy?	Tortoise Media	Government	23	Acast	89
77	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
78	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
79	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
80	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
81	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
82	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	95	Megaphone	49
83	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
84	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	298	Libsyn	32
85	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
86	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
87	Clearer Than Truth	Nathan Kiker & George Bogden	Government	76	Buzzsprout	43
88	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
89	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
90	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
91	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
92	The Whistler Podcast	Resort Municipality of Whistler	Government	82	Buzzsprout	48
93	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
94	House of Lords Podcast: Lord Speaker's Corner	House of Lords	Government	58	Acast	83
95	Canada ouvre-toi!	Movela Immigration Services	Government	53	Acast	94
96	Generation Green New Deal	Tikkun Olam Productions	Government	30	Simplecast	58
97	Breaking the Ice	Arctic360	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	43
98	Iowa Teenage Election Extravaganza	IYC Elections Committee	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	38
100	Tibetan	Karma Jamyang	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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