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 Oct 2026

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10/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 292

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:44:18

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. Pascal Boniface (2 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

5. Ministère de la Sécurité publique (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Podbean (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

4. Transistor (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	69	PRX	83
2	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	333	RedCircle	58
5	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	46	Simplecast	79
6	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	246	Acast	89
7	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	443	Audioboom	63
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	The 7/50 Podcast	The Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	9	Libsyn	68
10	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	918	RSS.com	42
11	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
12	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1981	BBC	43
14	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
15	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	52	Megaphone	48
16	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	36	Megaphone	48
17	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
18	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
19	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
20	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	382	Transistor	73
21	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
22	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
24	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	316	Megaphone	63
26	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
27	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1111	Megaphone	48
28	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	49	Omny Studio	52
29	Generaldebatte – Der Bundeswehr-Podcast	Redaktion der Bundeswehr	Government	3	podcaster.de	27
30	The Local Government Cafe Podcast	Local Gov Cafe	Government	30	Podbean	42
31	Taiwan Salon	Global Taiwan Institute	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	28
32	Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality	Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative	Government	25	Simplecast	58
33	Maamul Wanaag	Somali Public Agenda	Government	82	Buzzsprout	52
34	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
35	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
36	NSPCC Learning Podcast	NSPCC Learning	Government	85	Audioboom	47
37	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
38	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	577	Podbean	32
39	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	373	Megaphone	43
40	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2747	Megaphone	38
41	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
42	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
43	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	209	Unknown	32
44	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1958	Megaphone	53
45	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
46	Women Talking Democracy	Charlotte Yates	Government	10	Transistor	48
47	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
48	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	273	Libsyn	58
49	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
50	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
51	Pascal Boniface - Sur Le Toit Du Monde	Pascal Boniface	Government	7	Transistor	53
52	Pascal Boniface	Pascal Boniface	Government	64	Transistor	59
53	Pints & Diplomacy	Pints & Diplomacy	Government	64	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	International criminal court with Sam and Matteo	Sam	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	Punto de Fuga - Podcast de Arquitectura	Nuria Heras	Government	23	iVoox	37
56	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	48	Simplecast	83
57	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
58	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
59	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
60	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
61	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	154	Megaphone	48
62	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
63	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	233	Spreaker	43
64	In The Dark (Bigfoot, Dogmen, Aliens, All Things Supernatural)	Tracie Bush	Government	115	Spotify for Podcasters	28
65	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
66	The Convergence - The Army's Mad Scientist Podcast	The Army Mad Scientist Initiative	Government	118	Castos	62
67	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	315	Megaphone	63
68	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
69	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
70	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	246	mave	89
71	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
72	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
73	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
74	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
75	La Grande Conversation	Terra Nova	Government	17	Ausha	69
76	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
77	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
78	Politics in Question	Julia Azari, Lee Drutman, and James Wallner	Government	183	Simplecast	53
79	How to get on a Watchlist	Encyclopedia Geopolitica	Government	31	Zencastr	68
80	The Green Ribbon Panel	Green Ribbon Panel	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	Pod Bless America	Jim Larkin and Dan Wilkinson Jr.	Government	91	Simplecast	63
82	The Mutual Aid Podcast	mutualaid	Government & Organizations	1	Podbean	62
83	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
84	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
85	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
86	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	386	Megaphone	53
87	Ones Ready	Aaron Love, Trent Seegmiller, and Jared "Peaches" Pietras	Government	934	Buzzsprout	63
88	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
89	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	146	Megaphone	43
90	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
91	Jus' Ah Conversation	Barbados Government Information Service	Government	39	Buzzsprout	89
92	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	432	Spreaker	43
93	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
94	Former Action Guys Podcast	Justin Cramer	Government	294	Spreaker	49
95	Aide-mémoire : mieux vivre avec l'Alzheimer	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	4	Unknown	48
96	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
97	Canada ouvre-toi!	Movela Immigration Services	Government	53	Acast	94
98	The Camilla Tominey Show \| GB News	GB News	Government	54	Acast	38
99	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
100	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43

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