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 08 Apr 2026

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

04/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 310

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:42:38

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (7 shows)

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

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

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

5. Beacon Global Strategies LLC (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)

2. Unknown (7 shows)

3. Simplecast (7 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (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	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	38	Megaphone	48
8	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
9	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
13	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
14	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
15	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
16	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
17	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
18	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
19	Winning the Public Purse with David Kincade Details temporarily unavailable	David Kincade \| Government Grants &  Public Funding Expert	Government	10	N/A	N/A
20	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
21	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
22	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
23	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
24	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
25	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
26	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
27	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
28	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
29	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
30	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
31	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
32	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
33	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	151	Megaphone	43
34	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
35	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
36	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
37	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
38	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
39	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
40	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
41	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	439	Megaphone	53
42	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
43	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
44	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
45	CODE RED	Secure America Now	Government	100	Podbean	43
46	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
47	Into the Blue	Waterloo Regional Police Service	Government	6	Simplecast	63
48	Yurt Jurt	Bashtan Bashta	Government	25	mave	89
49	Next City	Straw Hut Media	Government	162	Spreaker	59
50	Forest Focus	USDA Forest Service	Government & Organizations	35	Unknown	43
51	Fish and Game Changers	Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife	Government	43	Libsyn	63
52	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
53	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
54	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
55	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
56	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
57	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
58	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
59	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
60	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
61	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
62	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
63	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
64	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	39	Zencastr	43
65	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	99	Buzzsprout	73
66	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
67	Charlottetown	Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	5	Podbean	63
68	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
69	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
70	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
72	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
73	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	216	Megaphone	49
74	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
75	Complexified	Institute of Religion Politics and Culture, Amanda Henderson, Iliff School of Theology	Government	115	Megaphone	59
76	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
77	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
78	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
79	On est tous des humains (archives) - Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Government	50	Unknown	38
80	WPS After Hours	Winnipeg Police Service	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
81	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	92	Megaphone	38
82	Un Mundo de Sensaciones	Futurock	Government	1587	Soundcloud	28
83	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
84	The Informed Citizen	Philip Lindholm	Government	33	Spotify for Podcasters	73
85	GAC Files \| Dossiers d’AMC	Global Affairs Canada	Government	50	Unknown	38
86	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	36	Megaphone	37
87	Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government & Organizations	175	Megaphone	43
88	The Secret Life Of Cookies	The DSR Network	Government	103	Megaphone	49
89	1834 TALKS	1834 Foundation	Government	21	Buzzsprout	78
90	ECUSATON ARITMON	Ecusaton Aritmon	Government	556	iVoox	38
91	DSR: Politics and Law	The DSR Network	Government	33	Megaphone	43
92	DSR: Foreign Policy and National Security	The DSR Network	Government	43	Megaphone	32
93	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
94	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
95	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي Details temporarily unavailable	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
96	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
97	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
98	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
99	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
100	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

The podcast landscape in Canada is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Canada.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice