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 18 Mar 2026

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03/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 319

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:41:10

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

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

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

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

5. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

3. Transistor (8 shows)

4. Podbean (6 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
5	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
6	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
11	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
12	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
13	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
15	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
16	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
18	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
19	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
20	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
21	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
22	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
23	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
24	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
25	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
26	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
27	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
28	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
29	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
30	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
31	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
32	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
33	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
34	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
35	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
36	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
37	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
38	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
39	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
40	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
41	Clearer Than Truth	Nathan Kiker & George Bogden	Government	74	Buzzsprout	43
42	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
43	Grain Farmers of Ontario	Grain Farmers of Ontario	Government	10	Blubrry	43
44	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
45	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
46	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
47	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
48	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
49	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	12	Buzzsprout	68
50	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
51	Resilient HERoes	Laura James - Resilient Heroes	Government	31	Buzzsprout	58
52	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
53	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
54	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
55	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
56	The Public Philosopher	BBC Radio 4	Government	17	BBC	33
57	Proof Over Precedent	Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School	Government	69	Castos	38
58	MW Shares	Municipal World	Government	45	Unknown	43
59	Live From America with Jeremy Herrell	Jeremy Herrell	Government	2147	RSS.com	32
60	Breaking Politics Podcast	Breaking Politics	Government	100	Omny Studio	32
61	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
62	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
63	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
64	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
65	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
66	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
67	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
68	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
69	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
70	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
71	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	297	Libsyn	32
72	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
73	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
74	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
75	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
76	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
77	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
78	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
79	The Capitol Forum Podcast	The Capitol Forum	Government	134	ART19	52
80	The CDR Policy Scoop	Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart	Government	98	Acast	79
81	The Westminster Tradition	The Westminster Tradition	Government	82	Buzzsprout	68
82	Alzheimer's Society Podcast	Alzheimer's Society	Government	103	Soundcloud	32
83	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
84	The Redacted Podcast	The Redacted Podcast	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	28
85	The Scoop with Avi & Ginger: The official podcast of the City of Nelson	City of Nelson, BC	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	42
86	Above Average Intelligence	The DSR Network	Government	50	Megaphone	38
87	Brigham Young Money	Brigham Young Money	Government	1	Pinecast	59
88	Pete Buttigieg	Sophie Westen	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
89	A Christian World	C.B	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	53
90	Maamul Wanaag	Somali Public Agenda	Government	78	Buzzsprout	52
91	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
92	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
93	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
94	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
95	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
96	The Asset	District Productive	Government	65	ART19	69
97	The Democracy Group	The Democracy Group	Government	549	Simplecast	53
98	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
99	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
100	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42

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