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 Aug 2026

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08/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 325

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:41:09

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. Circle Of Insight Productions (3 shows)

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

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Transistor (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 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	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
5	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
10	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
11	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
12	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
13	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
14	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
15	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
16	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
17	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
18	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
19	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
20	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
21	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
22	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
24	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
25	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
26	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
27	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
28	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
31	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
32	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
33	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
34	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
35	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
36	Spy Craft	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	409	Spreaker	49
37	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Government & Organizations	46	Podbean	37
38	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
39	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
40	Understanding Russia	Understanding Russia	Government	12	Spotify for Podcasters	53
41	BLUF: Artorias Podcast	Artorias, Inc.	Government	72	Spotify for Podcasters	17
42	Behavioral Threat Analysis Center – Beyond the Bulletin	Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency	Government & Organizations	9	Unknown	38
43	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
44	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
45	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
46	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
47	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
48	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
49	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
50	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
51	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
52	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
53	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
54	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
56	The 9/11 conspiracy	Ali Annan	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
57	Politics Today	karalyn costigan	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
58	How Do I Join The Illuminati>illuminati.am@aol.com	JOIN US> illuminati.am@aol.com	Government	1	iVoox	42
59	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
60	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
61	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
62	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
63	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
64	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
65	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
66	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
67	Political Thinking with Nick Robinson	BBC Radio 4	News	322	BBC	28
68	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
69	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
70	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
71	Les secrets de Donald Trump	RTL	Government	5	Audiomeans	53
72	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
73	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
74	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
75	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
76	Net Zero Energy Burlington VT	Burlington Electric Department - Burlington, Vermont	Government	50	N/A	N/A
77	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	530	Omny Studio	59
78	The Dark World Of Sex Trafficking	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	11	Spreaker	43
79	The Military Leader	The Military Leader	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
80	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
81	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
82	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
83	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
84	American Potential	American Potential	News	465	Podbean	68
85	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
86	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
87	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	349	Libsyn	68
88	网络键政圈 \| 一网打尽全网时事热点讨论	网络键政圈	Government	303	Ximalaya	43
89	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
90	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
91	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
92	The Overton Window	Mackinac Center for Public Policy	Government	142	Unknown	38
93	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
94	Fact Check This Podcast	Justin Campbell	Government	427	Spotify for Podcasters	52
95	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
96	Fraud in America	The Anti-Fraud Coalition, TAF Coalition	Government	70	Simplecast	73
97	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
99	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	217	Spreaker	43
100	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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