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 mai 2026

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05/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 287

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:43:08

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

3. Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion (2 shows)

4. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Library and Archives Canada (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Libsyn (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
4	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
10	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
11	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
12	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
13	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
14	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
15	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
16	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
17	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
20	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
21	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
22	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
23	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
24	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
25	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
26	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
27	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
28	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
29	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
30	Protéger ceux qu’on aime, le balado du Curateur public	Curateur public	Government	4	Captivate	59
31	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
32	Sightline Institute Research	Sightline Institute	Government	60	Unknown	58
33	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	52	Spotify for Podcasters	43
34	Pew Research Center	Pew Research Center	News & Politics	13	Feedburner	28
35	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
36	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
38	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
39	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
40	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
41	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
42	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
43	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
44	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
45	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
46	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
47	Proof Social	Dr. Richard Thatcher	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	28
48	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	237	Buzzsprout	83
49	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Government	11	RSS.com	78
50	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
51	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
52	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	35	Megaphone	37
53	Leviathan Must Be Stopped	Trevor Parry	Government	7	Buzzsprout	52
54	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
55	On est tous des humains (archives) - Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Government	50	Unknown	38
56	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	27	Simplecast	68
57	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	135	Blubrry Podcasting	43
58	Avec les yeux du cœur (archives) - Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Canal M, la radio de Vues et Voix	Government	16	Unknown	38
59	Humanitarian Fault Lines	IIHA Fordham University	Government	53	Spreaker	74
60	Regard sur le monde (archives) - Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Government	49	Unknown	32
61	Run For Something	Amanda Litman	Government	66	Libsyn	79
62	Government Transformed	Global Government Forum	Government	28	Acast	63
63	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
64	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
65	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
66	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
67	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
68	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
69	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
70	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
72	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
73	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
74	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
75	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
76	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
77	Boozy's Legal Funhouse	Boozy Barrister/Boozy Badger	Government	58	Buzzsprout	68
78	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
79	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
80	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
81	After the Fact	The Pew Charitable Trusts	Government	228	Libsyn	53
82	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
83	New Books in European Politics	New Books Network	Government	614	Megaphone	53
84	L'Agenda	Samuel Lamarche, Jonathan Carreiro-Benoît	Government	76	Simplecast	53
85	The Jeffersonian Tradition	Mr. Jeffersonian	Government	116	Spotify for Podcasters	58
86	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
87	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
88	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
89	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
90	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
91	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
92	United SHE Stands	Ashley & Sara	Government	187	Buzzsprout	78
93	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
94	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
95	Les 2 pieds dans le ruisseau.	Martin Zibeau et Mathieu Harton	Government & Organizations	79	Unknown	38
96	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
97	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
98	Complexified	Institute of Religion Politics and Culture, Amanda Henderson, Iliff School of Theology	Government	106	Megaphone	59
99	Gwleidydda	BBC Radio Cymru	Government	137	BBC	28
100	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43

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