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 21 May 2026

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05/21/2026

Average data

Episodes: 273

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:40:52

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Unknown (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (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	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
3	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
4	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
5	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
10	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
13	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
14	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
15	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
17	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
20	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
21	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
22	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
23	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
24	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
25	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
26	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
27	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
28	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
29	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
30	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
31	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
32	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
33	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
34	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
35	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
36	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
37	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
38	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
39	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
40	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
41	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
42	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
43	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
44	Die Strategen	Zain Velji, Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan	Government	1	Acast	53
45	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
46	IIEA Talks	IIEA	Government	500	Soundcloud	59
47	MuniCast	SUMA	Government	70	Spotify for Podcasters	43
48	EngagingCommunities	APA Community Engagement Interest Group	Government	22	Buzzsprout	68
49	Acquisition Talk	Eric Lofgren	Government	166	Soundcloud	49
50	The future of higher education today	Universities UK	Government	10	Captivate	58
51	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
52	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
53	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
54	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
55	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
56	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
57	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
58	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
59	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
60	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
61	Protéger ceux qu’on aime, le balado du Curateur public	Curateur public	Government	4	Captivate	59
62	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
63	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
64	Sightline Institute Research	Sightline Institute	Government	60	Unknown	58
65	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
66	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	52	Spotify for Podcasters	43
67	Pew Research Center	Pew Research Center	News & Politics	13	Feedburner	28
68	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
69	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
71	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
72	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
73	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
74	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
75	Proof Social	Dr. Richard Thatcher	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	237	Buzzsprout	83
77	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Government	11	RSS.com	78
78	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
80	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	35	Megaphone	37
81	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
82	Leviathan Must Be Stopped	Trevor Parry	Government	7	Buzzsprout	52
83	On est tous des humains (archives) - Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Government	50	Unknown	38
84	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	27	Simplecast	68
85	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	135	Blubrry Podcasting	43
86	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
87	Humanitarian Fault Lines	IIHA Fordham University	Government	53	Spreaker	74
88	Regard sur le monde (archives) - Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Canal M, la voix de l'inclusion	Government	49	Unknown	32
89	Run For Something	Amanda Litman	Government	66	Libsyn	79
90	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
91	Government Transformed	Global Government Forum	Government	28	Acast	63
92	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
93	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	906	Megaphone	38
94	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
95	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
96	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
97	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
98	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
99	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
100	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63

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