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 17 Oct 2026

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10/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 269

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:40:36

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

2. Pascal Boniface (2 shows)

3. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (14 shows)

2. Libsyn (12 shows)

3. Podbean (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	236	Omny Studio	73
2	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
3	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	44	Simplecast	79
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	51	Megaphone	48
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	332	RedCircle	58
7	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	241	Acast	89
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1979	BBC	43
9	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
10	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	442	Audioboom	63
11	The 7/50 Podcast	The Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	9	Libsyn	68
12	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
13	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	916	RSS.com	42
15	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	100	Simplecast	32
16	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
17	Intended Consequences	StrategyCorp Institute	Government	120	Libsyn	58
18	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	12	Omny Studio	53
19	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	677	Libsyn	58
20	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	90	Spreaker	54
21	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	34	Megaphone	48
22	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
23	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	48	Omny Studio	52
24	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2732	Megaphone	38
25	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
26	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
27	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	314	Megaphone	63
28	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
29	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
30	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	431	Spreaker	43
31	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
32	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
33	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	43
34	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	381	Transistor	73
35	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
36	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
37	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	43	Simplecast	38
38	Lord Speaker's Corner	House of Lords	Government	59	Acast	94
39	Libraries Change Lives	Public Libraries Victoria	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
40	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
41	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
42	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
43	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
44	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	152	Megaphone	48
45	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
46	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
47	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
48	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
49	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
50	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	313	Megaphone	63
51	Generaldebatte – Der Bundeswehr-Podcast	Redaktion der Bundeswehr	Government	2	podcaster.de	27
52	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
53	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
54	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
55	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	45	Simplecast	59
56	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
57	9/11: Two Decades Later	iHeartPodcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	53
58	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	156	Buzzsprout	47
59	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
60	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
61	Productivity Puzzles	The Productivity Institute	Government	57	Podcast.co	84
62	The Allied Airpower Podcast	NATO Allied Air Command	Government	33	Substack	42
63	Red Ensign Group	Red Ensign Group	Government	11	Spotify for Podcasters	33
64	Oral Arguments from the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals	Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals	Government & Organizations	0	Unknown	28
65	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
66	Government Transformed	Global Government Forum	Government	29	Acast	63
67	Infrastructure Junkies! Exploring Eminent Domain, Right of Way, and Infrastructure Development (formerly The Pendulum Land Podcast)	Dave Arnold, Kristen Short	Government	90	Podbean	31
68	OviCast	OviCast	Government	333	Transistor	63
69	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	271	Libsyn	58
70	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	471	Megaphone	49
71	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
72	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1107	Megaphone	48
73	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1948	Megaphone	53
74	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	26	Megaphone	48
75	FDA Watch	FDA Watch	Government	70	Libsyn	63
76	Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality	Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative	Government	25	Simplecast	58
77	The Local Government Cafe Podcast	Local Gov Cafe	Government	30	Podbean	42
78	Taiwan Salon	Global Taiwan Institute	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	Canadian Government Executive Radio	Canadian Government Executive	Government	165	Libsyn	32
80	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	60	CoHost	78
81	Maamul Wanaag	Somali Public Agenda	Government	82	Buzzsprout	52
82	Ranking U.S. Presidents	Bradley Cooper	Government	57	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
83	NSPCC Learning Podcast	NSPCC Learning	Government	85	Audioboom	47
84	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
85	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	208	Unknown	32
86	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	576	Podbean	32
87	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
88	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
89	Women Talking Democracy	Charlotte Yates	Government	10	Transistor	48
90	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
91	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
92	Pascal Boniface - Sur Le Toit Du Monde	Pascal Boniface	Government	7	Transistor	53
93	Pascal Boniface	Pascal Boniface	Government	64	Transistor	59
94	Pints & Diplomacy	Pints & Diplomacy	Government	64	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	International criminal court with Sam and Matteo	Sam	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Punto de Fuga - Podcast de Arquitectura	Nuria Heras	Government	23	iVoox	37
97	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
98	Red Lines	BBC Radio Ulster	Government	254	BBC	28
99	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
100	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	245	mave	89

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