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 20 Feb 2026

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02/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 262

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:42:01

Top 5 authors

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

2. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Transistor (9 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
6	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
7	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
8	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
9	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
10	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
11	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
12	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
14	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
15	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
16	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
18	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
19	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
20	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
21	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
22	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	297	Libsyn	32
23	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
24	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
25	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
26	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
27	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
28	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
29	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	96	Libsyn	58
30	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
32	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
33	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
34	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
35	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
36	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
37	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
38	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
39	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
40	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
41	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
42	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
43	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	12	Buzzsprout	68
44	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
45	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
46	Small World, Big Problems	JHU SAIS Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies	Government	27	RSS.com	52
47	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
48	Scope Conditions Podcast	Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou	Government	37	Buzzsprout	67
49	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
50	Boris	BBC Radio 4	Government	10	BBC	43
51	Red Lines	Largo High Red Cross	Government	1	N/A	N/A
52	Palmside Chat with Ambassador Michelle Kwan	U.S. Embassy Belmopan	Government	7	N/A	N/A
53	The DINFOS Way	Defense Information School	Government	38	N/A	N/A
54	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
55	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
56	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
57	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
58	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
59	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
60	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
61	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
62	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
63	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
64	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
65	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
66	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
67	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
68	Grave Injustice	COURIER	Government	8	Buzzsprout	63
69	Migration Conversations	Jamie Liew	Government	61	Simplecast	63
70	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
71	How It Falls Apart	Gary Colton	Government	34	Acast	79
72	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
73	The Great Anarchists	crispin sartwell	Government	19	Buzzsprout	48
74	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	50	Megaphone	38
75	The Con Job	Edmonton Police Service	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
76	The Drip Podcast	The Afro Canadian Political Literacy Foundation	Government	121	Acast	83
77	Audio Arguendo	Audio Arguendo	Government & Organizations	1629	Unknown	43
78	Growth Is Good	Foundation for Economic Development	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	58
79	Bringing Forth The Truth	RightWingDebates	Government	1	N/A	N/A
80	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
81	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
82	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
83	The Vince Coglianese Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	38
84	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
85	The CDR Policy Scoop	Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart	Government	98	Acast	79
86	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
87	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
88	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
89	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
90	Fully Involved Firefighting	Fully Involved Firefighting	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	28
91	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
92	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
93	Food for Europe	European Commission, Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development	Government	219	Soundcloud	53
94	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	120	N/A	N/A
95	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
96	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
97	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
98	Wavell Room Audio Reads	Wavell Room	Government	60	Unknown	63
99	Carte d'identités : Israéliens	RFI	Government & Organizations	10	Audiomeans	73
100	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33

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