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 07 Apr 2026

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04/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 272

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:44:44

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

4. The DSR Network (2 shows)

5. Beacon Global Strategies LLC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

3. Unknown (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. BBC (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	48	Simplecast	79
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
5	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
6	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	53	Megaphone	48
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
9	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
10	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	318	Megaphone	63
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	251	Acast	89
13	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	382	Transistor	73
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	920	RSS.com	42
15	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
16	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
17	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
18	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
19	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
20	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
21	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
22	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	37	Megaphone	48
23	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	146	Megaphone	43
24	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
25	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
27	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
28	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
29	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
30	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
31	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
32	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
33	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
34	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
35	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	39	Zencastr	43
36	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	99	Buzzsprout	73
37	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
38	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
39	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
40	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
41	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
42	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
43	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
44	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
45	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
46	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
47	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	56	Megaphone	38
48	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	387	Megaphone	53
49	WPS After Hours	Winnipeg Police Service	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
50	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	215	Megaphone	49
51	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
52	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
53	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
54	Complexified	Institute of Religion Politics and Culture, Amanda Henderson, Iliff School of Theology	Government	115	Megaphone	59
55	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
56	On est tous des humains (archives) - Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Government	50	Unknown	38
57	The Informed Citizen	Philip Lindholm	Government	33	Spotify for Podcasters	73
58	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
59	Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government & Organizations	175	Megaphone	43
60	1834 TALKS	1834 Foundation	Government	21	Buzzsprout	78
61	ECUSATON ARITMON	Ecusaton Aritmon	Government	556	iVoox	38
62	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	12	BBC	22
63	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1966	Megaphone	53
64	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
65	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
66	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي Details temporarily unavailable	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
67	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
68	NatSec Matters	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	156	Libsyn	63
69	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
70	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	16	Unknown	32
71	The Signal Sitdown	The Daily Signal	Government	99	Megaphone	49
72	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
73	Reform Party Podcast	Ken Ferguson	Government	91	RSS.com	52
74	The Public Sphere: Journal of Public Policy	The Public Sphere Journal Team	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
76	Migration Conversations	Jamie Liew	Government	61	Simplecast	63
77	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
78	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	74	Unknown	43
79	Joint Multinational Readiness Center - Train to Win	Joint Multinational Readiness Center	Government & Organizations	11	Unknown	38
80	Informal Economy Podcast: Social Protection	Wiego	Government	55	Soundcloud	53
81	Non Obvious with Hugh Hansen	Hugh Hansen	Government	2	Soundcloud	38
82	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
83	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
84	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
85	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
86	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
87	Europe Inside Out	Carnegie Europe	Government	47	Simplecast	73
88	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2759	Megaphone	38
89	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	274	Libsyn	58
90	Pandora's Box: The Fall of L.A.'s Sheriff	LAT Studios, Los Angeles Times	Government	7	Simplecast	68
91	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
92	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	74	Acast	62
93	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	101	BBC	28
94	ARC Events Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	ARC Churches	Government	300	N/A	N/A
95	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
96	Final Argument on the Case of Adnan Syed: Serial	Kyla Higgin	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
97	Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt	Think Again	Government	10	Captivate	48
98	Du mouvement social !	Attac	Government	37	Castos	38
99	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
100	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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