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 19 Feb 2026

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02/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 277

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:39:44

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Acast (10 shows)

3. Transistor (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
5	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
9	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
10	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
11	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
12	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
13	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
15	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
17	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
18	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
19	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
20	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
21	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
22	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
23	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
26	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
27	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
28	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
29	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
30	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
31	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
32	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
33	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
34	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
35	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
36	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
37	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
38	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
39	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
40	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
41	Migration Conversations	Jamie Liew	Government	61	Simplecast	63
42	How It Falls Apart	Gary Colton	Government	34	Acast	79
43	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
44	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
45	The Drip Podcast	The Afro Canadian Political Literacy Foundation	Government	121	Acast	83
46	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government & Organizations	1629	Unknown	43
47	Growth Is Good	Foundation for Economic Development	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	58
48	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
49	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
50	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
51	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
52	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
53	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
54	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
55	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
56	The CDR Policy Scoop	Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart	Government	98	Acast	79
57	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
58	Food for Europe	European Commission, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development	Government	219	Soundcloud	53
59	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
60	Fully Involved Firefighting	Fully Involved Firefighting	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	28
61	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
62	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
63	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
64	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
65	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
66	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
67	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
68	Wavell Room Audio Reads	Wavell Room	Government	60	Unknown	63
69	Carte d'identités : Israéliens	RFI	Government & Organizations	10	Audiomeans	73
70	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
71	The AI Leadership Podcast	Chris & Frank	Government	27	Kajabi	52
72	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
73	Wavell Room Podcast	Wavell Room	Government	58	Acast	33
74	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
75	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
76	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
77	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
78	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
79	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
80	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
81	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
82	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
83	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
84	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
85	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
86	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
87	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	34	Podcastics	84
88	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
89	Cuba In Conversation	Cuba Conversation	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	63
90	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
91	On creuse la question	Gouvernement du Québec	Government	4	Omny Studio	53
92	The Redacted Podcast	The Redacted Podcast	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	35	Megaphone	37
94	EU Scream	EU Scream	Government	133	Buzzsprout	68
95	The Man Behind The Rose	7NEWS Podcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	63
96	Inside the Project	Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Government	1	Unknown	70
97	Oxford Policy Pod	Students at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University	Government	146	Captivate	79
98	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	35	Transistor	43
99	Fever Dreams	The Daily Beast	Government	120	Megaphone	73
100	City Planning Matters	Alex Hoffman	Government	19	Spotify for Podcasters	63

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