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 Mar 2026

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03/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 293

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:40:45

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

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

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

5. Sean Corbett AVM (Retd) (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (14 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Transistor (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
5	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	257	Acast	89
6	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1986	BBC	43
7	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
8	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
11	America, Who Hurt You?	Foment Productions	Government	23	Simplecast	79
12	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
13	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
14	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
15	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
17	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
18	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
19	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
20	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
21	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
23	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
24	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
25	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
26	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
27	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
28	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	276	Libsyn	58
29	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
30	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
31	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	136	Unknown	37
32	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
33	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
34	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
35	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
36	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
37	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	37	Podcastics	84
38	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	157	Megaphone	48
39	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
40	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
41	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
42	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
43	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	33	Transistor	78
44	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	45	Simplecast	38
45	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	16	Buzzsprout	68
46	Inspect and Protect	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Government	13	Spotify for Podcasters	63
47	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
49	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1974	Megaphone	53
50	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	37	Transistor	38
51	Battleline Podcast	Kris "Tanto" Paronto & Ian Scotto	Government	322	Simplecast	58
52	Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality	Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative	Government	25	Simplecast	58
53	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
54	The Melting Pod	Amanda Baran, Doug Rand, and Claire Trickler-McNulty	Government	17	ART19	73
55	La Voz del Mercado Libre	Miguel	Government	12	Spotify for Podcasters	48
56	Innovations in Integration	Community Integration Network	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	28
57	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
58	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
59	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2771	Megaphone	38
60	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
61	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
62	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1119	Megaphone	48
63	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
64	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
65	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
66	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
67	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
68	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
69	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
70	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	48	Simplecast	83
71	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	16	Unknown	32
72	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
73	بین سطور	BBC Persian Radio	Government	17	BBC	28
74	Rethinking Democracy	Middle East Institute	Government	27	Libsyn	53
75	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
76	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
77	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
78	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	248	mave	89
79	The New Way	Dr Kate Byrne	Government	85	Buzzsprout	58
80	The Civil Service World Podcast	Civil Service World	Government	36	Spotify for Podcasters	17
81	Command and Control	Peter Roberts	Government	51	Libsyn	73
82	Xi Jinping’s China	Amber Tinney	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	53
83	Into the Blue	Waterloo Regional Police Service	Government	6	Simplecast	63
84	Cultivating Civility	Diane Kalen-Sukra	Government	11	Buzzsprout	78
85	Spilling the T	Spilling the T	Government	31	Soundcloud	49
86	Moč besede - Predsedničin podkast	UPRS	Government	18	Spotify for Podcasters	42
87	Women Leading Change (Sahel and West Africa Club OECD/SWAC)	Women Leading Change	Government	35	Soundcloud	53
88	Conoce Perú	Conoce Perú	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	33
89	Un Mundo de Sensaciones	Futurock	Government	1587	Soundcloud	28
90	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
91	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
92	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
93	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
94	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
95	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
96	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
97	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
98	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
99	Простая экономика	Простая экономика	Government	68	mave	73
100	Taghta	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Government	88	BBC	33

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