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 Aug 2026

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08/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 305

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 37:09:12

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. RTL (2 shows)

4. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (14 shows)

2. Acast (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Podbean (8 shows)

5. Libsyn (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	440	Audioboom	63
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	330	RedCircle	58
4	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	39	Simplecast	79
5	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1972	BBC	43
8	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	46	Omny Studio	52
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	30	Megaphone	48
10	American Potential	American Potential	News	471	Podbean	68
11	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	227	Acast	89
12	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	908	RSS.com	42
13	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
14	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	309	Megaphone	63
15	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	99	Simplecast	32
16	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	266	Libsyn	58
17	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
18	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
19	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	48	Megaphone	48
20	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
21	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
22	The Jedburgh Podcast	Fran Racioppi	Government	248	Podetize	63
23	DC EKG	Stay On Course Studios	Government	153	Podetize	59
24	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
25	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	309	Megaphone	63
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	253	Simplecast	73
27	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
28	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
29	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	378	Transistor	73
30	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
31	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
32	BLUF: Artorias Podcast	Artorias, Inc.	Government	74	Spotify for Podcasters	17
33	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	150	Megaphone	43
34	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	148	Megaphone	48
35	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
36	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
37	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	88	Spreaker	54
38	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2699	Megaphone	38
39	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	100	Buzzsprout	58
40	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
41	Parliament Matters	Hansard Society	Government	161	Acast	89
42	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
43	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	469	Megaphone	49
44	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
45	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
46	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	43
47	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
48	Portside Conversations	BVI Ports Authority	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	22
49	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
50	Toronto Centre Podcasts	Toronto Centre	Government	206	Blubrry	43
51	The CDR Policy Scoop	Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart	Government	101	Acast	79
52	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
53	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
54	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
55	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
56	Necropolitics Covered	54	Government	80	Substack	73
57	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	370	Megaphone	43
58	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1097	Megaphone	48
59	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1926	Megaphone	53
60	Understanding Russia	Understanding Russia	Government	12	Spotify for Podcasters	53
61	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
62	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
63	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
64	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
65	Spy Craft	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	418	Spreaker	49
66	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center	Government & Organizations	46	Podbean	37
67	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي Details temporarily unavailable	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
68	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
69	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
70	Behavioral Threat Analysis Center – Beyond the Bulletin	Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency	Government & Organizations	9	Unknown	38
71	The Productive Parks 5-Minute Podcast	Productive Parks	Government	100	Podbean	57
72	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
73	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
74	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	382	Megaphone	53
75	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
76	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
77	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
78	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
79	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
80	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
81	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	29	Buzzsprout	32
82	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
83	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
85	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
86	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
87	The 9/11 conspiracy	Ali Annan	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
88	Politics Today	karalyn costigan	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
89	How Do I Join The Illuminati>illuminati.am@aol.com	JOIN US> illuminati.am@aol.com	Government	1	iVoox	42
90	The Crucible - The JRTC Experience Podcast	JRTC CALL Cell	Government	100	Podbean	67
91	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
92	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
93	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
94	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	47	RSS.com	42
95	Net Zero Energy Burlington VT	Burlington Electric Department - Burlington, Vermont	Government	50	N/A	N/A
96	Un président devrait écouter ça	François Hollande	Government	15	Acast	68
97	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
98	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	121	N/A	N/A
99	Les secrets de Donald Trump	RTL	Government	5	Audiomeans	53
100	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	469	Omny Studio	59

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