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 Nov 2025

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11/17/2025

Average data

Episodes: 299

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:42:43

Top 5 authors

1. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

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

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. The DSR Network (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
2	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
3	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
7	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
9	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
10	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
11	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
12	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
13	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
14	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
15	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
16	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
17	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	495	Unknown	52
18	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
19	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
20	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
21	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
22	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
23	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
24	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
25	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
26	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
27	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
28	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
29	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
30	The G-Word: A Podcast on Genocide	Clemence Pinaud, Shilla Kim	Government	7	Simplecast	58
31	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
32	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
33	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
34	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
35	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
36	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
37	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
38	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
39	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
40	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
41	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
42	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
43	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
44	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
45	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
46	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
47	The Merge	The Merge	Government	68	Spotify for Podcasters	38
48	Toronto Centre Podcasts	Toronto Centre	Government	212	CoHost	38
49	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
50	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
51	Smart Women, Smart Power	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	247	Megaphone	43
52	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
53	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
54	Migration Conversations	Jamie Liew	Government	61	Simplecast	63
55	Taiwan Salon	Global Taiwan Institute	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	28
56	What's Wrong with Democracy?	Tortoise Media	Government	23	Acast	89
57	GAC Files \| Dossiers d’AMC	Global Affairs Canada	Government	50	Unknown	38
58	Animals Today Radio	Dr. Lori Kirshner	Government	250	Blubrry Podcasting	43
59	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
60	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
61	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
62	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
63	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	131	Transistor	58
64	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
65	Better Every Shift	FireRescue1	Government	321	Podbean	38
66	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
67	The Daniel Mael Show	Daniel Mael	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
69	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	37	Podcastics	84
70	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
71	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
72	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	46	Simplecast	59
73	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
74	Геостратегия	Андрей Школьников	Government	169	mave	43
75	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	60	Megaphone	38
77	How to Win a Campaign	Joe Fuld, Martín Diego Garcia	Government	136	Simplecast	73
78	China in the World	Carnegie China	Government	215	Simplecast	53
79	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
81	CTRL ALT DECEIT: Democracy in Danger	Democratys	Government	17	Simplecast	63
82	IARPA: Disbelief to Doubt	IARPA	Government	13	Transistor	63
83	Genocide	Cameron Calloway	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
84	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
85	The Red Passport	Canadian International Council	News	50	Libsyn	43
86	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
87	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
88	NATO’s Road to Madrid	Center for Strategic and International Studies \| CSIS	Government	13	Megaphone	54
89	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
90	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
91	Run For Something	Amanda Litman	Government	66	Libsyn	79
92	Brussels, My Love?	Euronews	News	40	Acast	83
93	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
94	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
95	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
96	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
97	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
98	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	137	Blubrry Podcasting	43
99	Le Micro Syndical	Grief Ultime (Dedje)	Government	56	Podbean	63
100	IDI - How to Governance	INTOSAI Development Initiative	Government	6	Podspace	49

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

The podcast landscape in Canada is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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