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 Oct 2025

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10/07/2025

Average data

Episodes: 258

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:38:44

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

3. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Podbean (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
3	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
4	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
5	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
11	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
12	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
13	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
14	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
15	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
18	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
19	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
20	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
21	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
22	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
23	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
24	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
25	See You In Court	seeyouincourt	Government	100	Podbean	48
26	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
27	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	Megaphone	49
28	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
29	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
30	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
31	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
32	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
33	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
34	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
35	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
36	I - On Defense Podcast	I - On Defense	Government	540	Buzzsprout	42
37	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
38	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	71	Zencastr	32
39	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
40	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
41	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
42	PRIXLINE - Emigrar y Vivir en España	prixline	Government	130	iVoox	48
43	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	35	Megaphone	37
44	Our Constitution Details temporarily unavailable	Library of Congress	Government	22	Unknown	38
45	The New Union Frontier / La nouvelle frontière syndicale	Customs and Immigration Union, Syndicat des Douanes et de l'Immigration	Government	8	Simplecast	53
46	DSR: Politics and Law	The DSR Network	Government	33	Megaphone	43
47	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
48	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
49	Parliament Matters	Hansard Society	Government	159	Acast	89
50	Lignes de défense	RFI	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	53
51	Migration Conversations	Jamie Liew	Government	61	Simplecast	63
52	Director of the Office of Management and Budget - 101	Inception Point Ai	Government	99	Spreaker	59
53	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
54	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
55	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
56	The Productive Parks 5-Minute Podcast	Productive Parks	Government	100	Podbean	57
57	The Reason We’re All Still Here	Jeffrey Lewis	Government	20	Transistor	79
58	Pew Research Center	Pew Research Center	News & Politics	13	Feedburner	28
59	Ctrl Alt Army	Modern War Institute	Government	8	Castos	53
60	LoopBack	Minnesota Department of Human Services Community Relations	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	33
61	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
62	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
63	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
64	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
65	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
66	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
67	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
68	Infrastructure Junkies! Exploring Eminent Domain, Right of Way, and Infrastructure Development (formerly The Pendulum Land Podcast)	Dave Arnold, Kristen Short	Government	89	Podbean	37
69	Hoe het allemaal misging	Chris en Tink	Government	127	Acast	79
70	NATO’s Road to Madrid	Center for Strategic and International Studies \| CSIS	Government	13	Megaphone	54
71	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
72	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
73	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
74	The Next Page	United Nations Library & Archives Geneva	Government	185	Podbean	52
75	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
76	The Modern British History Podcast	Harry White	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
77	Proof Over Precedent	Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School	Government	69	Castos	38
79	Knowledge Wins	USAJFKSWCS	Government	7	Simplecast	53
80	IRS In Audio	Internal Revenue Service	Government	74	Spotify for Podcasters	33
81	NATO Senior Mentors Podcast	NATO C2COE	Government	10	Unknown	21
82	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
83	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
84	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
85	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
86	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
87	The Redacted Podcast	The Redacted Podcast	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
89	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
90	Fora do Baralho	Rádio Observador	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
91	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
92	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
93	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
94	The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute	The MirYam Institute	Government	241	Buzzsprout	62
96	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	298	Libsyn	32
97	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
98	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
99	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
100	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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