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 May 2026

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05/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 321

Frequency: every 34 days

Duration: 00:40:01

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

4. Todd Lyons (2 shows)

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Transistor (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
4	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
9	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1986	BBC	43
11	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	257	Acast	89
13	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
15	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
16	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
17	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	157	Megaphone	48
18	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
19	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
20	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
21	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
22	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
23	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
24	网络键政圈 \| 一网打尽全网时事热点讨论	播客fans	Government	394	Ximalaya	43
25	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
26	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	39	Megaphone	48
27	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
28	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
29	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2771	Megaphone	38
30	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1974	Megaphone	53
31	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
32	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
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	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
35	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
36	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	941	Megaphone	38
37	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
38	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
39	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	54	Podcastics	73
40	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
41	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	276	Libsyn	58
42	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	833	Libsyn	27
43	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	37	Transistor	38
44	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
45	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	124	Buzzsprout	48
46	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	50	Simplecast	63
47	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
48	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	60	Megaphone	38
49	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
50	Protéger ceux qu’on aime, le balado du Curateur public	Curateur public	Government	4	Captivate	59
51	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
53	La Mentalité Verte - The Eco-Mindset	Alex Tyrrell	Government	39	Buzzsprout	72
55	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
56	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
57	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
58	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
59	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
60	City of Nanaimo Presents: The Sweet Layered Podcast	City of Nanaimo	Government	35	Podbean	41
61	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
62	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	37	Podcastics	84
63	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	48	Simplecast	83
64	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
65	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
66	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
68	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	100	BBC	28
69	Baby Boom! Lawyered	Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy	Government	326	Simplecast	73
70	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
71	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1119	Megaphone	48
72	Toddcast	Todd Lyons	Government & Organizations	52	Feedburner	43
73	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
74	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
75	Artificial Intelligence: Toronto City Council Edition	The PromptCast Network	Government	4	RSS.com	58
76	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
77	In Our Defence	India Today Podcasts	Government	196	Spreaker	49
78	Communism and Socialism Explained	Kairav T.	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
79	WPS After Hours	Winnipeg Police Service	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	33
80	Indigenous Perspectives	Todd Lyons	Government & Organizations	12	Feedburner	43
81	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
82	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	499	Unknown	52
83	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	439	Megaphone	53
84	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
85	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	100	Buzzsprout	73
86	The Permanent Problem	Brink Lindsey	Government	19	Simplecast	69
87	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
88	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
89	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
90	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
91	Truth Time with Dr. Cornel West and Nina Turner	KBLA Talk 1580	Government	79	Spreaker	38
92	Winning the Public Purse with David Kincade Details temporarily unavailable	David Kincade \| Government Grants &  Public Funding Expert	Government	10	N/A	N/A
93	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
94	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
95	Confluence	Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco	Government	19	ART19	73
96	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
97	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
98	Fully Involved Firefighting	Fully Involved Firefighting	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
100	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32

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