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 09 Apr 2026

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04/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 292

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:41:44

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

5. Just Security (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (9 shows)

3. Transistor (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
5	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
10	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
11	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
14	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
15	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
18	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
19	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
20	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
21	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
22	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
23	AI Insurance	AI Insurance	Government	758	ART19	48
24	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
25	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
26	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
27	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
28	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
29	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
30	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
32	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
33	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
34	Pandora's Box: The Fall of L.A.'s Sheriff	LAT Studios, Los Angeles Times	Government	7	Simplecast	68
35	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
36	Winning the Public Purse with David Kincade Details temporarily unavailable	David Kincade \| Government Grants &  Public Funding Expert	Government	10	N/A	N/A
37	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
38	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
39	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
40	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
41	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
42	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
43	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
44	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
45	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
46	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
47	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	237	Buzzsprout	83
48	Municipal Equation Podcast	NC League of Municipalities	Government	150	Libsyn	32
49	Trust and Trade	American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section	Government	63	Libsyn	63
50	Proof Social	Dr. Richard Thatcher	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	28
51	Heywood Quarterly Podcast	Heywood Quarterly	Government	1	Unknown	42
52	U.S. Presidents Podcast	LearnOutLoud.com	Government & Organizations	0	Feedburner	33
53	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
54	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
55	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
56	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
57	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
58	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
59	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
60	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
61	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	119	Megaphone	43
62	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
63	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
64	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Government	11	RSS.com	78
65	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
66	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
67	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
68	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
69	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
70	Centre for Cities	Centre for Cities	Government	20	Podbean	48
71	CODE RED	Secure America Now	Government	100	Podbean	43
72	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
73	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
74	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	135	Blubrry Podcasting	43
75	NCUSCR Events	National Committee on U.S.-China Relations	Government & Organizations	97	Libsyn	49
76	Into the Blue	Waterloo Regional Police Service	Government	6	Simplecast	63
77	Yurt Jurt	Bashtan Bashta	Government	25	mave	89
78	Next City	Straw Hut Media	Government	162	Spreaker	59
79	Forest Focus	USDA Forest Service	Government & Organizations	35	Unknown	43
80	Fish and Game Changers	Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife	Government	43	Libsyn	63
81	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
82	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
83	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
84	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
85	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
86	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
87	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
88	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
89	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
90	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
91	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
92	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	37	Zencastr	43
93	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
94	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
95	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
96	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
97	Charlottetown	Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	5	Podbean	63
98	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
99	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
100	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	912	Buzzsprout	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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