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 12 Jan 2026

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01/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 319

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:39:52

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. The Royal United Services Institute (2 shows)

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

5. The DSR Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Libsyn (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Transistor (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
5	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
6	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	253	Acast	89
7	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
10	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
11	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
12	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
13	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
14	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
15	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
16	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
17	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
18	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
19	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
20	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
21	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
22	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
23	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
24	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
25	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
26	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
27	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
28	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
29	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
30	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
31	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
32	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
33	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
34	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
35	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	417	Megaphone	49
36	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
37	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
38	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
39	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
40	Western Way of War	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	78	Libsyn	73
41	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	37	Transistor	38
42	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	39	Zencastr	43
43	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
44	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
45	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
46	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
47	The Emergency Management Network Podcast	Todd T. De Voe	Government	420	Substack	42
48	Let's Talk Winnipeg!	Kevin Klein	Government	79	ART19	69
49	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
50	Le Balado MUNIcipal	Espace MUNI	Government & Organizations	6	Unknown	73
51	The Attorney Sekou Podcast	Sekou Clarke	Government	24	Spreaker	53
52	Pride & Progress	Cameron Harris	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	The Access:VFX Podcast	ACCESS:VFX	Government	111	Soundcloud	38
54	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
55	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
56	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
57	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
58	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
59	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
60	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
61	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
62	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
63	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	98	Libsyn	58
64	Intended Consequences	StrategyCorp Institute	Government	122	Libsyn	58
65	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
66	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
67	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
68	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
69	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
70	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
73	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
74	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
75	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	439	Megaphone	53
76	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
77	Right of Way	Thomas Hochman, Pavan Venkatakrishnan	Government	11	Simplecast	63
78	Boris	BBC Radio 4	Government	10	BBC	43
79	The Productive Parks 5-Minute Podcast	Productive Parks	Government	100	Podbean	57
80	Diplomatic Academy - The Conversation	Diplomatic Academy - The Conversation	Government	4	Soundcloud	53
81	ParkTalk Podcast	Naperville Park District	Government	169	Soundcloud	43
82	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
83	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
84	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	216	Megaphone	49
85	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
86	The Con Job	Edmonton Police Service	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
87	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
88	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
89	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
90	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
91	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	38
92	From the Crows' Nest	Association of Old Crows	Government	196	Transistor	63
93	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58
94	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	353	Libsyn	68
95	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	73	Zencastr	32
96	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
97	Reset The Table	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	29	Megaphone	43
99	Stubborn Things	AEI Podcasts	Government	23	Captivate	48
100	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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