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 Feb 2026

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02/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 268

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:38:04

Top 5 authors

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

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

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

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The DSR Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Transistor (12 shows)

3. Podbean (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
4	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
7	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
10	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
11	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
13	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
14	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
15	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
16	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
18	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
19	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
20	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
21	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
22	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
23	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
24	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
25	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
26	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
27	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
28	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
29	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
30	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
31	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
32	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
33	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
34	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
35	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
36	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
37	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
38	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
39	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
40	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
41	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
42	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
43	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
44	Inspecter et protéger	Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments	Government	13	Spotify for Podcasters	63
45	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	302	Acast	48
46	BetTheHouse	Nick Luck Daily	Government	30	Soundcloud	38
47	In General Terms	U.S. Army Major General Michael B. Lalor	Government	6	Transistor	80
48	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	66	Podbean	42
49	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
50	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	16	Buzzsprout	68
51	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
52	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
53	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
54	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	131	Transistor	58
55	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
56	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
57	Left Right Center	Will Drage, Noah Tollstrup, and Will Taggart	Government	1	RSS.com	58
58	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
59	Proof Over Precedent	Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School	Government	77	Castos	38
60	Simply Science	Natural Resources Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
61	Finding Solutions with Dan Albas	Dan Albas MP	Government	36	Substack	38
62	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
63	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
64	The Job That Built Me	Blue Collar Firemen	Government	7	Transistor	53
65	Theories of Change	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	7	Megaphone	53
66	CNAS Podcasts	Center for a New American Security	Government	166	Soundcloud	38
67	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
68	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
69	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
70	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
71	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
72	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
73	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
74	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
75	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
76	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
77	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
78	Knowledge Wins	USAJFKSWCS	Government	7	Simplecast	53
79	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
80	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
81	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	269	Acast	94
82	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
83	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
84	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
85	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
86	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
87	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
88	On Background	Tom Lee - CivicPoint	Government	3	Soundcloud	54
89	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
90	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
91	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
92	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
93	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
94	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
95	Heywood Quarterly Podcast	Heywood Quarterly	Government	1	Unknown	42
97	Les premiers seize pour cent	Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada	Government	40	Transistor	42
98	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
99	FINRA Unscripted	FINRA	Government	65	Simplecast	58
100	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58

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