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 16 Feb 2026

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02/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 283

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:39:08

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (8 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

5. Stefanos Karavidas (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Transistor (11 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
10	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
11	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
12	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
13	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
14	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
15	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
16	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
17	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
20	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
21	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
22	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
23	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
24	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
25	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
26	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
27	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
28	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
29	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
30	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
31	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
32	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
33	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
34	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
35	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
36	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
37	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
38	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
39	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
40	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
41	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
42	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
43	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
44	Intended Consequences	StrategyCorp Institute	Government	122	Libsyn	58
45	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	216	Megaphone	49
46	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	832	Libsyn	27
47	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1115	Megaphone	48
48	Command and Control	Peter Roberts	Government	50	Libsyn	73
49	In the National Interest	Center for the National Interest	Government	35	RSS.com	73
50	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
51	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
52	שיחות על דמוקרטיה	המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה \| Israel Democracy Institute	Government	22	Simplecast	53
53	Civil Action with Brian & Shant	civilaction	Government	98	Podbean	32
54	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
55	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
56	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
57	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
58	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
59	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
60	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
61	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
62	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
63	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	26	Simplecast	58
64	ASIAL Security Insider	Australian Security Industry Association Limited	Government	158	Blubrry	49
65	Inspecter et protéger	Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments	Government	13	Spotify for Podcasters	63
66	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
67	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	46	Simplecast	59
68	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	302	Acast	48
69	This Does Not Compute	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	79	Megaphone	43
70	BetTheHouse	Nick Luck Daily	Government	30	Soundcloud	38
71	In General Terms	U.S. Army Major General Michael B. Lalor	Government	6	Transistor	80
72	Stefanos Karavidas Podcast (Ανωνύμου Έλληνος)	Stefanos Karavidas	Government	168	Spotify for Podcasters	42
73	49	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	37	Megaphone	59
74	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	66	Podbean	42
75	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
76	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	16	Buzzsprout	68
77	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
78	Left Right Center	Will Drage, Noah Tollstrup, and Will Taggart	Government	1	RSS.com	58
79	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
80	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	131	Transistor	58
81	Simply Science	Natural Resources Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
82	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
83	Finding Solutions with Dan Albas	Dan Albas MP	Government	36	Substack	38
84	Old Grey Mayors	Rob Deutschmann	Government	58	Spotify for Podcasters	33
85	Proof Over Precedent	Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School	Government	77	Castos	38
86	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
87	The Job That Built Me	Blue Collar Firemen	Government	7	Transistor	53
88	Theories of Change	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	7	Megaphone	53
89	CNAS Podcasts	Center for a New American Security	Government	166	Soundcloud	38
90	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
91	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
92	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
93	Fora do Baralho	Rádio Observador	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
94	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
95	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
96	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
97	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
98	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
99	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
100	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38

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