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 15 Jan 2026

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01/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 310

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:40:16

Top 5 authors

1. The Royal United Services Institute (2 shows)

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

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. The DSR Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Libsyn (11 shows)

3. Unknown (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
4	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
5	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
6	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
9	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
10	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	53	Megaphone	48
11	Blue Dog Radio	Blue Dog Action	Government	12	N/A	N/A
12	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
13	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
14	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
15	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
16	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
17	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
18	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
19	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
20	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
21	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
22	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
23	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
24	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
25	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
26	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
27	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
28	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
29	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
30	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
31	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
32	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
33	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
34	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
35	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
36	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
37	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
38	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
39	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
40	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
41	Simply Science	Natural Resources Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
42	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
43	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
44	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
45	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
46	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	416	Megaphone	49
47	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
48	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
49	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
50	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
51	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
52	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
53	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
54	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
56	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
57	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
58	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	68
59	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
60	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
61	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	241	Buzzsprout	83
62	Malayalam FM	Planet FM	Government & Organizations	4	Unknown	49
63	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	46	Simplecast	59
64	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
65	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
66	Smart Women, Smart Power	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	247	Megaphone	43
67	Notorious: The Legal Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP	Government	24	Libsyn	68
68	Stan Wyborczy - o polityce w Ameryce	Magdalena Górnicka-Partyka	Government	73	Spotify for Podcasters	32
69	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
70	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
71	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
72	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	63	Libsyn	38
73	How We Run: Non-profit success stories	Good Ways Inc	Government	45	Acast	59
74	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
75	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
76	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
77	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	938	Megaphone	38
78	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
79	Into the Blue	Waterloo Regional Police Service	Government	6	Simplecast	63
80	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	39	Zencastr	43
81	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
82	Let's Talk Winnipeg!	Kevin Klein	Government	79	ART19	69
83	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
84	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
85	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
86	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
87	The Productive Parks 5-Minute Podcast	Productive Parks	Government	100	Podbean	57
88	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
89	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
90	The Con Job	Edmonton Police Service	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
91	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	50	Simplecast	63
92	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
93	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
94	Western Way of War	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	78	Libsyn	73
95	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
96	The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in Leadership	Dr. Steve Morreale - Host - TheCopDoc Podcast	Government	180	Buzzsprout	68
97	The Transatlantic	Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe	Government	32	Libsyn	43
98	Truth Time with Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner	KBLA Talk 1580	Government	79	Spreaker	38
99	Les 2 pieds dans le ruisseau.	Martin Zibeau et Mathieu Harton	Government & Organizations	80	Unknown	42
100	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49

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