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 06 Aug 2025

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08/06/2025

Average data

Episodes: 286

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:42:25

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

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

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (14 shows)

2. Simplecast (11 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	426	RedCircle	58
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
4	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
5	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	47	Omny Studio	69
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
10	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
11	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
12	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
13	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
14	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
15	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
16	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
17	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
18	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
19	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
20	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
21	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
22	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
23	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
24	Here I Am With Shai Davidai	Shai Davidai	Religion & Spirituality	104	RSS.com	57
25	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
26	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
27	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
28	The Tristan Snell Show	Audiocrafty/Bluewave	Government	86	RedCircle	74
29	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
30	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1918	Megaphone	53
31	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
32	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
33	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
34	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
35	The Access:VFX Podcast	ACCESS:VFX	Government	107	Soundcloud	38
36	From Aristocracy to Monarchy to Democracy Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Government	1	N/A	N/A
37	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	902	RSS.com	42
38	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
39	Desayunos Informativos Europa Press Andalucía	Europa Press	Government	96	Feedpress	43
40	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
41	Interpreting India	Carnegie India	Government	154	Simplecast	83
42	Urban Exchange: Cities on the Frontlines	urbanexchange	Government	34	Podbean	68
43	The Simon Says Podcast	Simon Yeo	Government	149	Spotify for Podcasters	28
44	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	87	Megaphone	38
45	Obscuristan	Brought to you by Karena Avedissian and Anna	Government	7	Soundcloud	49
46	NATO C2COE	NATO C2COE	Government	6	Unknown	43
47	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
48	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
49	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
50	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
51	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
52	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
53	Into the Blue	Waterloo Regional Police Service	Government	6	Simplecast	63
54	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
55	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
56	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
57	Pensez stratégique	Ministère des Armées	Government	22	Podcastics	53
58	Good Roads Podcast	Thomas Barakat	Government	44	Simplecast	58
59	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
60	The Red Passport	Canadian International Council	News	46	Libsyn	43
61	Your Region Pod	Region of Waterloo	Government	28	Buzzsprout	73
62	Alzheimer's Society Podcast	Alzheimer's Society	Government	103	Soundcloud	32
63	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
64	The Land & Climate Podcast	Land and Climate Review	Government	133	Buzzsprout	42
65	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
66	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
67	Big Take DC	Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts	Government	90	Omny Studio	43
68	The Principles of Secularism	Sol Good Media	Government	11	Spreaker	49
69	Crossing Channels	Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse	Government	50	Buzzsprout	78
70	Right of Way	Thomas Hochman, Pavan Venkatakrishnan	Government	10	Simplecast	63
71	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
72	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
73	CJMP Podcast : TheShimmer	Powell River Community Radio Society	Government & Organizations	20	Unknown	38
74	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	135	Unknown	37
75	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
76	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
77	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
78	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
79	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
80	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	35	Transistor	43
81	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
82	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
83	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
84	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
85	OpenMHz	OpenMHz	Government	166	Unknown	49
86	The Modern British History Podcast	Harry White	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
87	التماس	Mics \| مايكس	Government	37	Simplecast	53
88	مشروع محلي	Sowt Media \| صوت	Government	20	Simplecast	58
89	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
90	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
91	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
92	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
93	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
94	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
95	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
96	Deftech Podcast	deftech - armasuisse	Government	7	Ausha	79
97	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
98	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
99	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	338	Substack	53
100	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	A Better Peace: The War Room Podcast	Government	447	Blubrry Podcasting	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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