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 10 Oct 2026

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10/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 343

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:42:25

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (3 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

5. BBC Sounds (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (14 shows)

2. Unknown (7 shows)

3. Omny Studio (7 shows)

4. Libsyn (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	44	Simplecast	79
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	51	Megaphone	48
5	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	332	RedCircle	58
7	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	241	Acast	89
8	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	100	Simplecast	32
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	381	Transistor	73
11	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	48	Omny Studio	52
12	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	34	Megaphone	48
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1979	BBC	43
14	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	442	Audioboom	63
15	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	916	RSS.com	42
17	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	90	Spreaker	54
18	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
19	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	471	Megaphone	49
20	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
21	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
22	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	431	Spreaker	43
23	The 7/50 Podcast	The Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	9	Libsyn	68
24	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2732	Megaphone	38
25	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	271	Libsyn	58
26	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
27	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
28	Beyond the Agenda	Town of Okotoks	Government	3	RSS.com	42
29	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	254	Simplecast	73
30	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1948	Megaphone	53
31	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
32	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	37	Transistor	43
33	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
34	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
35	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
36	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
37	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	236	Omny Studio	73
38	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
39	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
40	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
41	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	313	Megaphone	63
42	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
43	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
44	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	576	Podbean	32
45	Balado En territoire d’expertise	Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts	Government	4	Unknown	48
46	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	168	Soundcloud	43
47	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	45	Simplecast	59
48	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1107	Megaphone	48
49	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	152	Megaphone	48
50	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	29	Buzzsprout	38
51	Situational Awareness Tactics	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	548	Spreaker	38
52	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
53	Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast	AeroSociety Podcast	Government	100	Podbean	27
54	Toronto Centre Podcasts	Toronto Centre	Government	212	CoHost	38
55	Patreon Feed Rational Security	The Lawfare Institute	Government	255	Acast	48
56	Leadership & culture in healthcare	Matthew Winn	Government	55	Simplecast	58
57	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
58	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
59	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	384	Megaphone	53
60	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	43
62	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	314	Megaphone	63
63	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
64	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
65	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
66	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
67	Perigee	U.S. Space Force	Government & Organizations	18	Unknown	38
68	The Minutes	City of Thunder Bay	Government	111	RSS.com	52
69	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
70	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
71	Behavioral Threat Analysis Center – Beyond the Bulletin	Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency	Government & Organizations	10	Unknown	38
72	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	24	Spotify for Podcasters	48
73	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
74	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	72	Zencastr	32
75	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
76	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	The Kevin Roberts Show with Larry O’Connor	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
77	Red Lines	BBC Radio Ulster	Government	254	BBC	28
78	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
79	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
80	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
81	Finding Solutions with Dan Albas	Dan Albas MP	Government	35	Substack	38
82	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	931	Buzzsprout	63
83	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
84	Necropolitics Covered	54	Government	80	Substack	73
85	MW Shares	Municipal World	Government	47	Unknown	43
86	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	240	Buzzsprout	83
87	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
88	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
89	"Project 2025 Read by Douglas Wayne Ricketts"	Douglas Ricketts	Government	37	RSS.com	47
90	UN and Organized Crime Podcast	Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime	Government	34	Captivate	72
91	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	99	BBC	28
92	A Voz do Brasil	Rádio Senado	Government & Organizations	100	Unknown	38
93	Political Dysfunction	Political Dysfunction	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	43
94	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
95	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
96	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	12	BBC	22
97	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
98	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
99	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	98	Buzzsprout	73
100	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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