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 May 2026

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05/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 308

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:41:41

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

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

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Libsyn (7 shows)

3. Simplecast (7 shows)

4. Transistor (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
5	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
6	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
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	43	Omny Studio	52
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
11	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
13	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
15	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
16	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
17	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
18	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
19	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
20	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
21	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
23	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
24	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
25	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
26	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
27	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
28	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
29	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
30	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
31	网络键政圈 \| 一网打尽全网时事热点讨论	网络键政圈	Government	303	Ximalaya	43
32	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
33	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
34	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
35	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
36	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
37	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
38	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
39	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
40	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
41	Oxford Policy Pod	Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University	Government	146	Captivate	79
42	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
43	G2疯会	EdisonYuan	Government	25	Unknown	53
44	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
45	The CDR Policy Scoop	Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart	Government	98	Acast	79
46	Next City	Straw Hut Media	Government	162	Spreaker	59
47	The HaltingWinter Podcast	Seth Winterhalter	Government	358	Libsyn	48
48	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	43
49	Canadian Government Executive Radio	Canadian Government Executive	Government	157	Libsyn	38
50	La science simplifiée	Ressources naturelles Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
51	Voix de la PI canadienne	l’Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC)	Government	44	Simplecast	59
52	Talking Feds	Todd Lyons	Government & Organizations	7	Feedburner	43
53	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
54	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
55	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
56	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
57	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
58	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
59	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
60	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
61	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
62	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
63	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
64	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	50	Podcastics	73
65	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
66	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
67	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
68	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	35	Transistor	43
69	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
70	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
72	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	49	Simplecast	63
73	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
74	Protéger ceux qu’on aime, le balado du Curateur public	Curateur public	Government	4	Captivate	59
75	Gray Matters	The C. Boyden Gray Center for the Administrative State	Government	168	Spreaker	49
76	The Deduction	Tax Foundation	Government	121	Buzzsprout	48
77	La Mentalité Verte - The Eco-Mindset	Alex Tyrrell	Government	39	Buzzsprout	72
79	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
80	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
81	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
82	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
83	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
84	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
85	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
86	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
87	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
88	Boom! Lawyered	Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group	Government	314	Simplecast	73
89	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
90	In Our Defence	India Today Podcasts	Government	196	Spreaker	49
91	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
92	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
93	City of Nanaimo Presents: The Sweet Layered Podcast	City of Nanaimo	Government	35	Podbean	41
94	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
95	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
96	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
97	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
98	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	34	Podcastics	84
99	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42

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