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 Jun 2026

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06/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 297

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:39:22

Top 5 authors

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

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The DSR Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	49	Simplecast	79
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
8	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
11	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
12	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
13	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
14	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
15	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
16	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
17	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
18	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
19	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
20	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	37	Podcastics	84
21	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
22	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
23	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
25	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
26	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
27	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
28	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
29	Forêt en parler	Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts	Government	1	Unknown	53
30	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
31	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
32	Le commentaire politique de Patrick Clune au FM 103,3	Patrick Clune	Government	150	Unknown	32
33	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
34	Global Aid Rethink	Ivica Petrikova and Melita Lazell	Government	10	Acast	89
35	American Potential	American Potential	News	479	Podbean	68
36	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
37	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
38	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	38
39	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
40	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
41	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
42	The New Diplomatist	Azores 9 Media	Government	41	Spotify for Podcasters	63
43	State Bar of Texas Podcast	Legal Talk Network	Government	235	Megaphone	48
44	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	38	Megaphone	48
45	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
46	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
47	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
48	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
49	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	753	Libsyn	37
50	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
52	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
53	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
54	MW Shares	Municipal World	Government	47	Unknown	43
55	Linen, Uniform & Facility Services Podcast - Interviews & Insights by TRSA	TRSA	Government	86	Libsyn	47
56	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
57	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
58	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
59	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
60	The Safety Consultant Podcast	Safety Consultant with Sheldon Primus	Government	361	Podcast.co	39
61	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
62	Something Different with John and Sarah	Something Different	Government	24	Spotify for Podcasters	37
63	You and I At U of I	You and I, at U of I	Government	24	Spotify for Podcasters	33
64	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
65	Next City	Straw Hut Media	Government	162	Spreaker	59
66	Resilient HERoes	Laura James - Resilient Heroes	Government	33	Buzzsprout	58
67	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
68	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
69	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
70	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
71	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
72	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	48	Simplecast	83
73	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
74	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
75	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	100	BBC	28
76	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
77	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
78	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
79	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	241	Buzzsprout	83
80	شیرازه	BBC Persian Radio	Government	76	BBC	33
81	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
82	Protéger ceux qu’on aime, le balado du Curateur public	Curateur public	Government	4	Captivate	59
83	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
84	Betting on America: Winning the Global Tech Race	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	40	Megaphone	38
85	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
86	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
87	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
88	Découvrez Bibliothèque et Archives Canada	Bibliothèque et Archives Canada	Government & Organizations	99	Blubrry Podcasting	43
89	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	38
90	Public Works Podcast	Joseph Blackman	Government	418	Spreaker	32
91	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	151	Megaphone	43
92	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
93	Words on Water	Words on Water	Government	116	Buzzsprout	43
94	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	216	Megaphone	49
95	Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality	Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative	Government	25	Simplecast	58
97	In the Making	Baratunde Thurston, Ashleigh Gardere, Michael McAfee	Government	9	Megaphone	43
98	Frontier Freedom Hour	Jeff Hunt	Government	378	RSS.com	58
99	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
100	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52

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