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 Oct 2026

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10/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 335

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:41:02

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Unknown (8 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Libsyn (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	51	Megaphone	48
4	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	44	Simplecast	79
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	332	RedCircle	58
6	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	241	Acast	89
7	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	442	Audioboom	63
8	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	34	Megaphone	48
9	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1979	BBC	43
10	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	381	Transistor	73
13	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
14	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
15	Balado En territoire d’expertise	Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts	Government	4	Unknown	48
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	916	RSS.com	42
17	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
18	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	43
19	The 7/50 Podcast	The Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	9	Libsyn	68
20	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	168	Soundcloud	43
21	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	48	Omny Studio	52
22	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
23	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	254	Simplecast	73
25	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1107	Megaphone	48
26	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	314	Megaphone	63
27	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
28	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	384	Megaphone	53
29	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1948	Megaphone	53
30	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
31	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
32	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	313	Megaphone	63
33	Finding Solutions with Dan Albas	Dan Albas MP	Government	35	Substack	38
34	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
35	Necropolitics Covered	54	Government	80	Substack	73
36	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
37	Red Lines	BBC Radio Ulster	Government	254	BBC	28
38	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
39	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	240	Buzzsprout	83
40	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	72	Zencastr	32
41	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	931	Buzzsprout	63
42	UN and Organized Crime Podcast	Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime	Government	34	Captivate	72
43	"Project 2025 Read by Douglas Wayne Ricketts"	Douglas Ricketts	Government	37	RSS.com	47
44	MW Shares	Municipal World	Government	47	Unknown	43
45	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
46	A Voz do Brasil	Rádio Senado	Government & Organizations	100	Unknown	38
47	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
48	Political Dysfunction	Political Dysfunction	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	43
49	The Minutes	City of Thunder Bay	Government	111	RSS.com	52
50	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
51	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
52	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
53	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	100	Simplecast	32
54	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	471	Megaphone	49
55	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
56	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
57	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
58	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
59	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	271	Libsyn	58
60	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
61	L'Apport collectif	Patrick William	Government	22	Buzzsprout	52
62	EQUALS: Reimagining Our Economy	EQUALS	Government	104	Acast	73
64	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
65	Le balado de l’OCPM	OCPM	Government	4	Captivate	64
66	Freethinker Podcast	William Gairdner	Government	4	Unknown	32
67	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	91	Megaphone	38
68	Disclosure: UAP & Alien Files	Cmdr Silas Vance	Government	182	Spreaker	43
69	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
70	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
71	Moving Experiences: Stories of the CTA	Chicago Transit Authority	Government	9	Buzzsprout	42
72	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
73	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
74	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	431	Spreaker	43
75	Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt	Think Again	Government	10	Captivate	48
76	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2732	Megaphone	38
77	Beyond the Agenda	Town of Okotoks	Government	3	RSS.com	42
78	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	152	Megaphone	48
79	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	50	Megaphone	48
80	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
81	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
82	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
83	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
84	The Merge	The Merge	Government	67	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	39	Zencastr	43
86	Rozmowa dnia	Polskie Radio S.A.	Government	2148	Unknown	43
87	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
88	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	37	Transistor	38
89	Women Talking Democracy	Charlotte Yates	Government	10	Transistor	48
90	Today in Parliament	BBC Radio 4	Government	6	BBC	28
91	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
92	Bourbon hebdo, les coulisses de l'Assemblée	LCP - Assemblée nationale	Government	46	Acast	79
93	The Supply Chain Ambassador	Mr Abrauna Yakubu	Government	55	RSS.com	47
94	POLITICO Money	POLITICO	Government	105	Megaphone	63
95	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
96	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
97	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
98	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	63	Megaphone	73
99	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	98	Buzzsprout	73
100	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	90	Spreaker	54

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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