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 Oct 2026

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10/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 316

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:41:12

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

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

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

5. El Orden Mundial (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Unknown (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Transistor (7 shows)

5. Acast (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	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	43	Simplecast	79
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	49	Megaphone	48
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	332	RedCircle	58
6	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	238	Acast	89
7	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
8	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	33	Megaphone	48
9	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	442	Audioboom	63
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1977	BBC	43
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	47	Omny Studio	52
13	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	914	RSS.com	42
14	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
15	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
16	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	150	Megaphone	43
17	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	89	Spreaker	54
18	The 7/50 Podcast	The Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	8	Libsyn	68
19	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	380	Transistor	73
20	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
21	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	254	Simplecast	73
22	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2726	Megaphone	38
23	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	100	Simplecast	32
24	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
25	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	312	Megaphone	63
26	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	430	Spreaker	43
27	Balado En territoire d’expertise	Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts	Government	4	Unknown	48
28	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	43
29	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
30	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
31	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1944	Megaphone	53
32	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	168	Soundcloud	43
33	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	312	Megaphone	63
34	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1105	Megaphone	48
35	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
36	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
37	Beyond the Agenda	Town of Okotoks	Government	3	RSS.com	42
38	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
39	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	384	Megaphone	53
40	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
41	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	151	Megaphone	48
42	Perigee	U.S. Space Force	Government & Organizations	18	Unknown	38
43	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
44	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
45	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	37	Transistor	43
46	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
47	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
48	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	124	Libsyn	58
49	Behavioral Threat Analysis Center – Beyond the Bulletin	Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency	Government & Organizations	10	Unknown	38
50	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
51	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	470	Megaphone	49
52	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
53	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	270	Libsyn	58
54	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
55	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
56	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	24	Spotify for Podcasters	48
57	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	72	Zencastr	32
58	Finding Solutions with Dan Albas	Dan Albas MP	Government	35	Substack	38
59	The Minutes	City of Thunder Bay	Government	111	RSS.com	52
60	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	928	Buzzsprout	63
61	Necropolitics Covered	54	Government	80	Substack	73
62	Red Lines	BBC Radio Ulster	Government	254	BBC	28
63	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
64	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
65	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	240	Buzzsprout	83
66	UN and Organized Crime Podcast	Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime	Government	34	Captivate	72
67	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
68	MW Shares	Municipal World	Government	47	Unknown	43
69	"Project 2025 Read by Douglas Wayne Ricketts"	Douglas Ricketts	Government	37	RSS.com	47
70	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
71	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
72	A Voz do Brasil	Rádio Senado	Government & Organizations	100	Unknown	38
73	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
74	Political Dysfunction	Political Dysfunction	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	43
75	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
76	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
77	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
78	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
79	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
80	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
81	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
82	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
83	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
84	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
85	L'Apport collectif	Patrick William	Government	22	Buzzsprout	52
86	EQUALS: Reimagining Our Economy	EQUALS	Government	104	Acast	73
88	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
89	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
90	Le balado de l’OCPM	OCPM	Government	4	Captivate	64
91	Freethinker Podcast	William Gairdner	Government	4	Unknown	32
92	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
93	Disclosure: UAP & Alien Files	Cmdr Silas Vance	Government	182	Spreaker	43
94	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
95	Moving Experiences: Stories of the CTA	Chicago Transit Authority	Government	9	Buzzsprout	42
96	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	49	Megaphone	48
97	Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt	Think Again	Government	10	Captivate	48
98	The Merge	The Merge	Government	67	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
100	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	97	Libsyn	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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