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 Aug 2026

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08/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 302

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 63:31:08

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

3. Tortoise Media (2 shows)

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

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Transistor (9 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
5	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
6	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
9	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
10	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
11	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
12	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
13	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
14	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
15	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
16	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
17	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
18	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
19	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
20	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
21	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
22	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
23	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
24	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
25	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
26	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
27	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
28	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
29	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
30	Qui est vraiment Benjamin Netanyahu ?	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	43
31	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
32	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
33	L'Apport collectif	Patrick William	Government	21	Buzzsprout	58
34	Literary Anything	City of Marion Libraries	Government	125	Soundcloud	43
35	خشت خام	خشت خام	Government	58	Unknown	59
36	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
37	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
38	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
39	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
40	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
41	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
42	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
43	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
44	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
45	Finding Solutions with Dan Albas	Dan Albas MP	Government	28	Substack	38
46	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
47	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
48	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
49	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
50	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
51	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
52	Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government & Organizations	175	Megaphone	43
53	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	87	Megaphone	38
54	The Convergence - The Army's Mad Scientist Podcast	The Army Mad Scientist Initiative	Government	117	Castos	62
55	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
56	Ahkameyimok Podcast with Perry Bellegarde	Perry Bellegarde, former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations	Government	74	Blubrry	42
57	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
59	The Safety Consultant Podcast	Safety Consultant with Sheldon Primus	Government	361	Podcast.co	39
60	Toronto Centre Podcasts	Toronto Centre	Government	206	Blubrry	43
61	Capital Musings	UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)	Government	109	Captivate	63
62	Taiwan Salon	Global Taiwan Institute	Government	33	Spotify for Podcasters	28
63	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
64	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
65	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
66	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
67	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
68	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
69	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
70	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
71	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
72	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
73	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
74	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
75	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
76	Political Thinking with Nick Robinson	BBC Radio 4	News	322	BBC	28
77	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
78	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	204	Unknown	32
79	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63
80	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
81	Inspect and Protect	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Government	13	Spotify for Podcasters	63
82	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	4	Unknown	52
83	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
84	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
85	Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon	The Scholars Strategy Network	Government	321	Libsyn	38
86	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
87	SafeWork NSW Construction SafetyCast	SafeWork NSW	Government	43	Buzzsprout	47
88	Con Men Podcast	Sean Anchondo	Government	81	RSS.com	52
89	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
90	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
91	BRICS Podcast (EN)	TV BRICS	Government	59	mave	43
92	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
93	Into the Blue	Waterloo Regional Police Service	Government	6	Simplecast	63
94	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
95	Women Talking Democracy	Charlotte Yates	Government	7	Transistor	48
96	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
97	What's Wrong with Democracy?	Tortoise Media	Government	23	Acast	89
98	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
99	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
100	فینسوف	Ahmad Sobhani	Government	25	Acast	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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