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 Mar 2026

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03/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 338

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:39:48

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

5. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

4. Transistor (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
2	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	55	Megaphone	48
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	336	RedCircle	58
4	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	259	Acast	89
5	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1987	BBC	43
9	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
10	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	125	RSS.com	38
11	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
12	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
13	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	51	Omny Studio	52
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	924	RSS.com	42
15	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	93	Spreaker	54
16	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
17	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
18	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
19	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1978	Megaphone	53
20	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
21	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	158	Megaphone	48
22	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
23	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
24	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	461	Megaphone	58
25	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
26	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
27	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2777	Megaphone	38
28	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
29	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	71	PRX	83
30	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	15	Omny Studio	63
31	The Dictators	The Real Truth Not Fake Media	Government	15	Spotify for Podcasters	32
32	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
33	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	154	Podbean	37
34	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
35	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	277	Libsyn	58
36	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	16	Transistor	62
37	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
38	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
39	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	384	Transistor	73
40	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	256	Simplecast	73
41	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
42	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
43	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	33	Unknown	59
44	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	42
45	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
46	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
47	Grain Farmers of Ontario	Grain Farmers of Ontario	Government	10	Blubrry	43
48	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
49	The Last Wire Podcast	The Last Wire Podcast	Government	9	Unknown	38
50	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
51	What's Wrong with Democracy?	Tortoise Media	Government	23	Acast	89
52	Resources Radio	Resources for the Future	Government	401	Soundcloud	53
53	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
54	The Growing Point Podcast	thegrowingpointpodcast	Government & Organizations	39	Podbean	37
55	Sergeant Major's Situation Report with John Gillette	Spreely Media	Government	55	ART19	38
56	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
57	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
58	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	299	Libsyn	32
59	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	33	Libsyn	38
60	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	318	Megaphone	63
61	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	148	Podbean	37
62	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
63	Pete Buttigieg	Sophie Westen	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
64	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	474	Megaphone	49
65	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
66	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
67	The Minutes	City of Thunder Bay	Government	114	RSS.com	52
68	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
69	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1120	Megaphone	48
70	Walescast	BBC Radio Wales	Government	113	BBC	28
71	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
72	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	52	Megaphone	48
73	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
74	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1469	Megaphone	43
75	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
76	How It Falls Apart	Gary Colton	Government	34	Acast	79
77	America, Who Hurt You?	Foment Productions	Government	23	Simplecast	79
78	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	46	Simplecast	59
79	Fully Involved Firefighting	Fully Involved Firefighting	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	28
80	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
81	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	210	Unknown	32
83	On creuse la question	Gouvernement du Québec	Government	4	Omny Studio	53
84	Let's Talk Winnipeg!	Kevin Klein	Government	79	ART19	69
85	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	38
86	The Public Philosopher	BBC Radio 4	Government	17	BBC	33
87	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
88	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
89	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	834	Libsyn	27
90	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
91	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
92	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
93	Clearer Than Truth	Nathan Kiker & George Bogden	Government	85	Buzzsprout	43
94	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
95	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	943	Megaphone	38
96	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	116	Megaphone	43
97	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	98	Libsyn	58
98	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
99	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
100	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	169	Soundcloud	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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