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 Aug 2026

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08/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 302

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:40:21

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

4. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

5. Circle Of Insight Productions (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Transistor (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	48	Simplecast	79
2	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	37	Megaphone	48
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
6	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
7	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
8	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	251	Acast	89
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
11	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	920	RSS.com	42
12	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	382	Transistor	73
13	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	53	Megaphone	48
14	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
15	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
16	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	274	Libsyn	58
17	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	318	Megaphone	63
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
20	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
21	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
22	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	12	BBC	22
23	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
24	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
25	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
26	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
27	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2759	Megaphone	38
28	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
29	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
30	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
32	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1115	Megaphone	48
33	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
34	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
35	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
36	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
37	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
38	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
39	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
40	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
41	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
42	Les secrets de Donald Trump	RTL	Government	5	Audiomeans	48
43	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
44	Net Zero Energy Burlington VT	Burlington Electric Department - Burlington, Vermont	Government	50	N/A	N/A
45	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
46	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
47	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	469	Omny Studio	59
48	The Dark World Of Sex Trafficking	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	11	Spreaker	43
49	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
50	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
51	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
52	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	387	Megaphone	53
53	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
54	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
55	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
56	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
57	American Potential	American Potential	News	478	Podbean	68
58	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
59	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
60	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
61	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
62	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
63	The Overton Window	Mackinac Center for Public Policy	Government	143	Unknown	38
64	Fact Check This Podcast	Justin Campbell	Government	427	Spotify for Podcasters	52
65	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
66	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
67	Fraud in America	The Anti-Fraud Coalition, TAF Coalition	Government	71	Simplecast	73
68	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
69	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
70	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
71	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1966	Megaphone	53
72	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
73	Canusa Street - Intersecting the Canada U.S. Relationship	Wilson Center	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	136	Blubrry Podcasting	43
75	Political Thinking with Nick Robinson	BBC Radio 4	News	329	BBC	28
76	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	38
77	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
78	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
79	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	46	Simplecast	59
80	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
81	SOFcast	USSOCOM	Government	83	Spreaker	49
82	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	26	Megaphone	48
83	Covert Operations and National Security	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	123	Spreaker	43
84	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
85	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
86	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
87	DSR: Foreign Policy and National Security	The DSR Network	Government	43	Megaphone	32
88	Oxford Policy Pod	Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University	Government	149	Captivate	79
89	Pandora's Box: The Fall of L.A.'s Sheriff	LAT Studios, Los Angeles Times	Government	7	Simplecast	68
90	The Job That Built Me	Blue Collar Firemen	Government	7	Transistor	53
91	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
92	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
93	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
94	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
95	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
96	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
97	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
98	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	39	Simplecast	73
99	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
100	プチ鹿島赤坂タイムス	TBS RADIO	Government	146	Megaphone	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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