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 14 Feb 2026

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02/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 275

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:38:42

Top 5 authors

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

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

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

5. iHeartPodcasts (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Transistor (11 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
4	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
7	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
11	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
12	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
13	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
14	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
15	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
18	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
19	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
20	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
21	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
22	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
23	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
24	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
25	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
26	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
27	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
28	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	12	Buzzsprout	68
29	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
30	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
31	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
32	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
33	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
34	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
35	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
36	Simply Science	Natural Resources Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
37	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
38	The Job That Built Me	Blue Collar Firemen	Government	7	Transistor	53
39	Theories of Change	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	7	Megaphone	53
40	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
41	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
42	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
43	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
44	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
45	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
46	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
47	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
48	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
49	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
50	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
51	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
52	Knowledge Wins	USAJFKSWCS	Government	7	Simplecast	53
53	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
54	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
55	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
56	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
57	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
58	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
59	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
60	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
61	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
62	On Background	Tom Lee - CivicPoint	Government	3	Soundcloud	54
63	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	63	Podbean	42
64	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
65	Heywood Quarterly Podcast	Heywood Quarterly	Government	1	Unknown	42
66	Les premiers seize pour cent	Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada	Government	40	Transistor	42
67	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
68	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
69	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
70	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
71	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
72	Zohran Mamdani - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Government	124	Megaphone	63
73	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
74	The Public Sphere: Journal of Public Policy	The Public Sphere Journal Team	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	Europe Inside Out	Carnegie Europe	Government	45	Simplecast	73
76	Civic Innovators	Accela	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
77	Fully Involved Firefighting	Fully Involved Firefighting	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
79	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
80	Government Transformed	Global Government Forum	Government	28	Acast	63
81	NSGov Talks	NSGov Talks Podcast	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	The Safety Consultant Podcast	Safety Consultant with Sheldon Primus	Government	361	Podcast.co	39
83	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	530	Omny Studio	59
84	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
85	Lobbyists for Good	Spinnaker Government Relations	Government	1	Buzzsprout	63
86	FINRA Unscripted	FINRA	Government	64	Simplecast	58
87	The Government Fix	Code for America	Government	9	Simplecast	69
88	The County Compass	Columbia County, GA	Government	27	Spotify for Podcasters	42
89	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
90	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
91	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
92	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
93	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
94	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
95	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
96	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
97	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
98	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
99	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	38	Simplecast	38
100	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53

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