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 Jun 2026

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06/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 290

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:37:35

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

3. Official FBI (2 shows)

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

5. The City of Calgary (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
8	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
9	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
10	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
11	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
12	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
13	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
15	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
16	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
18	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
19	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
20	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
21	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
22	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
23	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
24	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
25	Audio Nuggets: Mining For Gold	FMC	Government	57	Buzzsprout	38
26	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
27	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
28	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
29	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
30	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
31	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
32	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
33	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
34	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
35	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
36	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
37	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
38	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
39	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
40	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
41	The Benjamin Anthony Show from the MirYam Institute	The MirYam Institute	Government	241	Buzzsprout	62
42	AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast	Assn. of the United States Army	Government	100	Podbean	57
43	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
44	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
45	The Merge	The Merge	Government	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
46	The GrainsWest Podcast	grainswestpodcast	Government & Organizations	22	Podbean	42
47	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
48	GAC Files \| Dossiers d’AMC	Global Affairs Canada	Government	50	Unknown	38
49	The Modern British History Podcast	Harry White	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
50	Simply Science	Natural Resources Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
51	The Great Anarchists	crispin sartwell	Government	19	Buzzsprout	48
52	Money, Politics and Power	Miguel Otero	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
53	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	247	Podetize	63
54	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
55	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
56	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
57	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
58	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
59	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
60	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
61	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
62	Sig det' løgn	RADIO IIII	Government	218	Omny Studio	38
63	The Dictators	The Real Truth Not Fake Media	Government	15	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	Into the Blue	Waterloo Regional Police Service	Government	6	Simplecast	63
66	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
67	Technoprogressive Hub Podcast	Technoprogressive Hub	Government	14	Substack	42
68	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	4	Unknown	52
69	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
70	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
71	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	297	Libsyn	32
72	Q-POINT	Corenna Quirk \| David Quirk	Government	120	Buzzsprout	73
73	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
74	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
75	Liberty Lounge Podcast	Anthony Miranda, Jared Yanis, Johnny B	Government	142	Spotify for Podcasters	48
76	DSR: Foreign Policy and National Security	The DSR Network	Government	43	Megaphone	32
77	The Soldier for Life Podcast	U.S. Army Soldier for Life	Government	176	Libsyn	27
78	Capital Musings	UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)	Government	109	Captivate	63
79	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	151	Podetize	59
80	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
81	Everyday Reconciliation	Canada 2020	Government	11	Blubrry	73
82	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
83	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
84	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
85	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
86	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
87	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
88	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
89	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
90	Grattan Institute	Grattan Institute	Government	325	Soundcloud	43
91	Charlottetown	Centre for Constitutional Studies	Government	5	Podbean	63
92	Municipal Monday	MNL	Government	13	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
94	Complexified	Institute of Religion Politics and Culture, Amanda Henderson, Iliff School of Theology	Government	106	Megaphone	59
95	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
96	The Centre for International Governance Innovation	CIGI	Government	19	Soundcloud	43
97	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
98	Global Trade Deciphered	Privileged Discussions	Government	31	Buzzsprout	58
99	Plus que des pieds carrés	Palais des congrès de Montréal	Government	6	Captivate	42
100	Transform Gov - the digital government podcast	Maeve Kneafsey	Government	83	Acast	83

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