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 11 Apr 2026

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04/11/2026

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Episodes: 317

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:40:36

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. Somali Public Agenda (2 shows)

3. Civic Ventures (1 shows)

4. Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD) (1 shows)

5. Statistics Canada (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Transistor (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	49	Simplecast	79
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	53	Megaphone	48
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	37	Megaphone	48
10	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
11	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
12	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
13	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
14	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
15	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
16	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
17	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
18	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
19	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
20	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
21	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
22	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
23	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
24	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
25	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
27	MW Shares	Municipal World	Government	47	Unknown	43
28	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
31	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
32	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
33	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
34	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
35	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
36	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
37	Winning the Public Purse with David Kincade Details temporarily unavailable	David Kincade \| Government Grants &  Public Funding Expert	Government	10	N/A	N/A
38	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
39	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
40	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
41	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
42	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
43	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
44	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
45	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
46	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
47	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
48	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
49	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
50	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
51	Pandora's Box: The Fall of L.A.'s Sheriff	LAT Studios, Los Angeles Times	Government	7	Simplecast	68
52	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
53	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
54	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
55	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
57	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
58	Inside Infrastructure	Infrastructure Partnerships Australia	Government	40	Soundcloud	54
59	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
60	Toronto Centre Podcasts	Toronto Centre	Government	212	CoHost	38
61	Pete Buttigieg	Sophie Westen	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
62	Our Curious Amalgam	American Bar Association	Government	402	Libsyn	68
63	Fever Dreams	The Daily Beast	Government	120	Megaphone	73
64	Simply Science	Natural Resources Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
65	New York City Bar Association Podcast	New York City Bar Association	Government	174	Soundcloud	27
66	Creative Discussion: An Antitrust Podcast	Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)	Government	8	Buzzsprout	31
67	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
68	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
69	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
70	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
71	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
72	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
73	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	938	Buzzsprout	63
74	AI Insurance	AI Insurance	Government	766	ART19	48
75	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
76	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
77	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
78	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
79	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
80	El Grito Del Silencio	El Grito Del Silencio	Government	202	iVoox	38
81	The Dictators	The Real Truth Not Fake Media	Government	15	Spotify for Podcasters	32
82	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
83	Côtes à côtes - Balado de la Ville de Sherbrooke	Côtes à côtes - Balado de la Ville de Sherbrooke	Government	7	Soundcloud	59
84	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
85	Canadian Government Executive Radio	Canadian Government Executive	Government	165	Libsyn	32
86	Wiley Government Contracts	Wiley Government Contracts	Government	31	Libsyn	38
87	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
88	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
89	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
90	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1115	Megaphone	48
91	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	241	Buzzsprout	83
92	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
93	Trust and Trade	American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Section	Government	66	Transistor	58
94	Maamul Wanaag	Somali Public Agenda	Government	82	Buzzsprout	52
95	Municipal Equation Podcast	NC League of Municipalities	Government	150	Libsyn	32
96	Proof Social	Dr. Richard Thatcher	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	28
97	Adeeg Wanaag	Somali Public Agenda	Government	61	Buzzsprout	68
98	Heywood Quarterly Podcast	Heywood Quarterly	Government	1	Unknown	42
99	U.S. Presidents Podcast	LearnOutLoud.com	Government & Organizations	0	Feedburner	28
100	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48

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