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 May 2026

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05/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 282

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:42:52

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

2. The DSR Network (2 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

4. WMAL | Cumulus Media Washington (2 shows)

5. Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Omny Studio (10 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	36	Simplecast	79
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	426	RedCircle	58
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	46	Megaphone	48
4	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	436	Audioboom	63
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
10	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	377	Transistor	73
11	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	217	Acast	89
12	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	904	RSS.com	42
13	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
14	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1966	BBC	43
15	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	144	Megaphone	48
16	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	47	Omny Studio	69
17	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
18	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
19	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	149	Megaphone	43
20	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
21	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
22	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	85	Spreaker	54
23	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	9	BBC	22
24	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
25	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
26	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
27	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	44	Omny Studio	52
28	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
29	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
30	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
32	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
33	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
34	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
35	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
36	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
37	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	122	Libsyn	58
38	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
39	Pulso Geopolítico	Radio Intereconomía	Government	484	iVoox	49
40	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
41	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
42	Europe Inside Out	Carnegie Europe	Government	46	Simplecast	73
43	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	264	Libsyn	58
44	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
45	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
46	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
47	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
48	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
49	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	61	Megaphone	73
50	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	252	Simplecast	73
51	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
52	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
53	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
54	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
55	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
56	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
57	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1923	Megaphone	53
58	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
59	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
60	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
61	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
62	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	467	Megaphone	49
63	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
64	The HaltingWinter Podcast	Seth Winterhalter	Government	358	Libsyn	48
65	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
66	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	823	Libsyn	27
67	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
68	The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in Leadership	Dr. Steve Morreale - Host - TheCopDoc Podcast	Government	178	Buzzsprout	68
69	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
70	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
71	Interpreting India	Carnegie India	Government	154	Simplecast	83
72	No. 86 Lecture Series	The Federalist Society	Government	15	Spreaker	49
73	Yale Leads	Yale International Leadership Center	Government	22	Blubrry	43
74	Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal	Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal	Government	3	Soundcloud	49
75	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	573	Podbean	32
76	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
77	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
78	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
79	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
80	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
81	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
82	Une personne sur cinq : parlons santé mentale avec Florence K - Gouvernement du Québec	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	6	Unknown	58
83	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Government	11	RSS.com	78
84	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	12	Buzzsprout	68
85	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
86	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
87	Winning the Public Purse with David Kincade Details temporarily unavailable	David Kincade \| Government Grants &  Public Funding Expert	Government	10	N/A	N/A
88	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
89	Adventures In Your Own Backyard	Harman Kang	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	48
90	Defence & Security Podcast Network	Momentum Media	Government	911	Libsyn	42
91	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	410	Megaphone	49
92	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
93	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
94	Chris Hand	WTN \| Cumulus Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
95	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
96	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
98	The KABC News Blitz	790 KABC \| Cumulus Media Los Angeles	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
99	Ukraine par Jacques Baud	Jacques Baud	Government	119	Transistor	53
100	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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