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 May 2026

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05/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 279

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:41:39

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة (2 shows)

4. Gangstalking Chronicles (1 shows)

5. The Siren Network (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Simplecast (9 shows)

3. Transistor (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
6	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
7	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
8	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
15	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
16	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
17	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
20	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
21	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
22	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
23	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
24	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
25	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
26	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
27	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
28	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
29	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
30	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
31	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
32	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
33	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
34	In The Tank	The Heartland Institute	Government	193	Transistor	63
35	Les 2 pieds dans le ruisseau.	Martin Zibeau et Mathieu Harton	Government & Organizations	79	Unknown	38
36	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
37	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
38	Right of Reply - QIAA - Queen's University	rightofreply	Government	35	Podomatic	49
39	Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena	The German Marshall Fund	Government	6	Simplecast	53
40	Raconte-moi une Opex	Audio Pictura	Government	13	Ausha	89
41	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
42	Oxford Policy Pod	Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University	Government	146	Captivate	79
43	Les premiers seize pour cent	Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada	Government	40	Transistor	42
44	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	50	Podcastics	73
45	The Access:VFX Podcast	ACCESS:VFX	Government	107	Soundcloud	38
46	Taiwan Salon	Global Taiwan Institute	Government	33	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Gangstalking Chronicles	Gangstalking Chronicles	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
48	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
49	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
50	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
51	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
52	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
53	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
54	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
55	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
56	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
57	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
58	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
59	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
60	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
61	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
62	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
63	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
64	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
65	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
66	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
68	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
69	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
70	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
71	Pulso Geopolítico	Radio Intereconomía	Government	484	iVoox	49
72	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
73	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
74	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
75	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Simplecast	68
76	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
77	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
78	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
79	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
80	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
81	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
82	The HaltingWinter Podcast	Seth Winterhalter	Government	358	Libsyn	48
83	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
84	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
85	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
86	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
87	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
88	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
89	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
90	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
91	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
92	The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in Leadership	Dr. Steve Morreale - Host - TheCopDoc Podcast	Government	178	Buzzsprout	68
93	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
94	Interpreting India	Carnegie India	Government	154	Simplecast	83
95	No. 86 Lecture Series	The Federalist Society	Government	15	Spreaker	49
96	Yale Leads	Yale International Leadership Center	Government	22	Blubrry	43
97	Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal	Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal	Government	3	Soundcloud	49
98	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
99	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
100	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53

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