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 13 Aug 2026

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08/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 265

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 28:42:06

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

3. Podbean (8 shows)

4. Transistor (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
3	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
4	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
5	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
6	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
7	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
10	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
11	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
12	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
13	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
14	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
15	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
18	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
19	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
20	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
21	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
22	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
23	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
24	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
25	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
26	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
27	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
28	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
29	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
30	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
31	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
32	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
33	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
34	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
35	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
36	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
37	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
38	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
39	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
40	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
41	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
42	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
43	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
44	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
45	Nationalism	Daniella Newhills	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
46	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	410	Megaphone	49
47	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
48	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
49	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
50	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
51	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
52	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
53	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
54	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
55	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
56	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
57	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
58	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
59	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
61	Ahkameyimok Podcast with Perry Bellegarde	Perry Bellegarde, former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations	Government	74	Blubrry	42
62	Canusa Street - Intersecting the Canada U.S. Relationship	Wilson Center	Government	102	Libsyn	48
63	Mailin’ It! - The Official USPS Podcast	United States Postal Service	Government	91	Simplecast	52
64	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
65	The Next Page	United Nations Library & Archives Geneva	Government	185	Podbean	52
66	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
67	Cuba In Conversation	Cuba Conversation	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	63
68	The Public Philosopher	BBC Radio 4	Government	17	BBC	33
69	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
70	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	135	Blubrry Podcasting	43
71	Making it Fair \| Soyons Justes	Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	Dans mon temps	CNESST	Government	8	Soundcloud	49
73	On Scene with Emergency Management	James Hicks	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	42
74	The Supply Chain Ambassador	Mr Abrauna Yakubu	Government	53	RSS.com	47
75	Voix de la PI canadienne	l’Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC)	Government	44	Simplecast	59
76	OTT Podcast	On Think Tanks	Government	56	Spotify for Podcasters	22
77	The Last Breath — A Podcast About Death And Dying	Andrew Johnstone	Government & Organizations	26	Unknown	38
78	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
79	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
80	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
81	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
82	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
83	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
84	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
85	Political Thinking with Nick Robinson	BBC Radio 4	News	322	BBC	28
86	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
87	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
88	Inspecter et protéger	Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments	Government	13	Spotify for Podcasters	63
89	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
90	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
91	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
92	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
93	Grain Farmers of Ontario	Grain Farmers of Ontario	Government	10	Blubrry	43
94	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
95	The Virginia Press Room	VPM & VPAP	Government	90	Megaphone	59
96	Les premiers seize pour cent	Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada	Government	40	Transistor	42
97	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
98	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
99	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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