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 May 2026

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05/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 312

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:41:39

Top 5 authors

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

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

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

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (8 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	50	Simplecast	79
2	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	125	RSS.com	38
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	55	Megaphone	48
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
7	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	258	Acast	89
13	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	39	Megaphone	48
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
15	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
17	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
18	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
19	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
20	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
21	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
22	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
23	Government Transformed	Global Government Forum	Government	29	Acast	63
24	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
25	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
26	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
27	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	154	Podbean	37
28	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
29	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
30	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	42
31	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
32	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
33	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
34	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
35	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
36	Boozy's Legal Funhouse	Boozy Barrister/Boozy Badger	Government	60	Buzzsprout	68
37	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
38	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
39	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
40	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
41	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
42	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
43	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
44	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
45	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	234	Libsyn	48
46	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
47	New Books in European Politics	New Books Network	Government	600	Simplecast	63
48	The Jeffersonian Tradition	Mr. Jeffersonian	Government	116	Spotify for Podcasters	58
49	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	942	Megaphone	38
50	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
51	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
52	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
53	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
54	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2774	Megaphone	38
56	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	48	Simplecast	83
57	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
58	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
59	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
60	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1976	Megaphone	53
61	网络键政圈 \| 一网打尽全网时事热点讨论	播客fans	Government	394	Ximalaya	43
62	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
63	Les 2 pieds dans le ruisseau.	Martin Zibeau et Mathieu Harton	Government & Organizations	80	Unknown	42
64	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1469	Megaphone	43
65	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
66	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	260	Acast	69
67	Gwleidydda	BBC Radio Cymru	Government	146	BBC	28
68	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	440	Megaphone	53
69	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
70	Countdown to Capture	Newport Beach Police Department	Government	8	Soundcloud	43
71	Complexified	Institute of Religion Politics and Culture, Amanda Henderson, Iliff School of Theology	Government	118	Megaphone	59
72	What's Up, Welland?	City of Welland	Government	178	Buzzsprout	58
73	Bryan Stevenson Podcast	Michelle & William	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	IARPA: Disbelief to Doubt	IARPA	Government	13	Transistor	63
76	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
77	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
78	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
79	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
80	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
81	Parliament Matters	Hansard Society	Government	164	Acast	89
82	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
83	G2疯会	EdisonYuan	Government	25	Unknown	53
84	The Steve Hilton Show	Steve Hilton Show	Government	186	Spotify for Podcasters	33
85	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
86	Urban Planning is Not Boring	Samantha Ellman and Natalie Ikhrata	Government	53	Castos	58
87	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
88	Oxford Policy Pod	Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University	Government	149	Captivate	79
89	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
90	The Carbon Removal Scoop	Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart	Government	110	Acast	79
91	The HaltingWinter Podcast	Seth Winterhalter	Government	358	Libsyn	48
92	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
93	Next City	Straw Hut Media	Government	162	Spreaker	59
94	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
95	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
96	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	38
97	Canadian Government Executive Radio	Canadian Government Executive	Government	165	Libsyn	32
98	La science simplifiée	Ressources naturelles Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
99	Voix de la PI canadienne	l’Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC)	Government	44	Simplecast	59
100	Talking Feds	Todd Lyons	Government & Organizations	7	Feedburner	43

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