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 05 Apr 2026

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04/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 304

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:54:30

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

2. Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة (2 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

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

5. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Unknown (7 shows)

3. Simplecast (7 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
4	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
5	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
9	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
10	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
11	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
12	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
13	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
14	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
15	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
16	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
17	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
18	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
19	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
20	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
21	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
22	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
23	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
25	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
26	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
27	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
28	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
29	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
30	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
31	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
32	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
33	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
34	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
35	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
36	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
37	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
38	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
39	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
40	Pandora's Box: The Fall of L.A.'s Sheriff	LAT Studios, Los Angeles Times	Government	7	Simplecast	68
41	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	119	Megaphone	43
42	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
43	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
44	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
45	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
46	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
47	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
48	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
49	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
50	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
52	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
53	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
54	ARC Events Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	ARC Churches	Government	300	N/A	N/A
55	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
56	Final Argument on the Case of Adnan Syed: Serial	Kyla Higgin	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
57	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
58	Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt	Think Again	Government	10	Captivate	48
59	Du mouvement social !	Attac	Government	36	Castos	43
60	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
61	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
62	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
63	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
64	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
65	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	135	Unknown	37
66	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
67	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
69	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
70	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
71	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Simplecast	68
72	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
73	Composting in the Pacific Northwest	unknown_author	Government & Organizations	7	Feedburner	42
74	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	204	Unknown	32
75	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
76	Generation Green New Deal	Tikkun Olam Productions	Government	30	Simplecast	58
77	The Whistler Podcast	Resort Municipality of Whistler	Government	82	Buzzsprout	48
78	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
79	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
80	The Lonely Diplomat	Phil McAuliffe	Government	8	Soundcloud	49
81	Boozy's Legal Funhouse	Boozy Barrister/Boozy Badger	Government	58	Buzzsprout	68
82	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
83	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
84	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
85	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
86	Winning the Public Purse with David Kincade Details temporarily unavailable	David Kincade \| Government Grants &  Public Funding Expert	Government	10	N/A	N/A
87	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
88	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
89	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
91	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
92	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
93	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
94	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
95	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
96	The Separation of Powers	Separation of Powers Institute	Government	11	Podbean	48
97	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
98	AIM on MS＆T	AIM on MS＆T	Government	35	Spotify for Podcasters	73
99	Dépêche !	ARTE Radio	Government	151	Acast	53
100	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63

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