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 22 Feb 2026

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02/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 258

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:43:15

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
4	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	253	Acast	89
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
7	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
8	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
9	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
10	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
11	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
12	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
14	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
15	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
17	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
18	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
19	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
20	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
21	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
22	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
23	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
24	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
25	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
26	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
27	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
28	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
29	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
30	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
31	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	259	Acast	69
32	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
33	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
34	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	302	Acast	48
35	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
36	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
37	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
38	The Man Behind The Rose	7NEWS Podcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	63
39	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
40	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
41	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
42	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
43	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	71	Substack	43
44	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
45	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
46	To The Point - Cybersecurity	Forcepoint \| Global Cybersecurity Leader \| Security. Simplified.	Government	300	Libsyn	53
47	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
48	Clearer Than Truth	Nathan Kiker & George Bogden	Government	85	Buzzsprout	43
49	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
50	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	39	Podbean	37
51	Under The Canopy	Canopy Growth Corporation	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	53
52	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
53	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
54	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
55	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
56	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
57	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
58	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
59	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
60	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
61	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	216	Megaphone	49
62	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
63	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	66	Podbean	42
64	Distintos no distantes	Tomás Chaves y Joshua Mitrotti	Government	34	Acast	59
65	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
66	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
67	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
68	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
69	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	54	Podcastics	73
70	5 Minute Political Glossary	Graham Culbertson	Government	4	Captivate	48
71	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
72	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
73	Yurt Jurt	Bashtan Bashta	Government	25	mave	89
74	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	14	BBC	22
75	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
76	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
77	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
78	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
79	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
80	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
81	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	98	Libsyn	58
82	Boris	BBC Radio 4	Government	10	BBC	43
83	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
84	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
85	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	30	Buzzsprout	38
86	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
87	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	16	Buzzsprout	68
88	Global Trade Deciphered	Privileged Discussions	Government	31	Buzzsprout	58
89	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
90	Insights from the Fight Podcast	U.S. Army Combined Arms Command	Government & Organizations	12	Unknown	37
91	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
92	Small World, Big Problems	JHU SAIS Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies	Government	27	RSS.com	52
93	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
94	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
95	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
96	Scope Conditions Podcast	Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou	Government	37	Buzzsprout	67
97	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
98	Red Lines	Largo High Red Cross	Government	1	N/A	N/A
99	Palmside Chat with Ambassador Michelle Kwan	U.S. Embassy Belmopan	Government	7	N/A	N/A
100	The DINFOS Way	Defense Information School	Government	38	N/A	N/A

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