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: 246

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:43:17

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

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

4. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

5. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Transistor (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
3	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
4	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	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	28	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	43	Omny Studio	52
9	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
10	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
11	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
12	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
13	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
14	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
15	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	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	466	Megaphone	49
21	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	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	2001	Megaphone	43
24	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
25	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
26	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	298	Libsyn	32
27	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
28	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	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	253	Acast	69
32	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
33	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
34	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
35	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
36	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	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	Transistor	53
41	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	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	63	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	76	Buzzsprout	43
49	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
50	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	38	Podbean	37
51	Under The Canopy	Canopy Growth Corporation	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	53
52	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	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	59	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	65	Substack	43
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	166	Podbean	31
60	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
61	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	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	63	Podbean	42
64	Distintos no distantes	Tomás Chaves y Joshua Mitrotti	Government	34	Acast	59
65	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	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	234	Omny Studio	73
68	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
69	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	50	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	8	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	452	Megaphone	58
79	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
80	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
81	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	96	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	143	Megaphone	48
85	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
86	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
87	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	12	Buzzsprout	68
88	Global Trade Deciphered	Privileged Discussions	Government	31	Buzzsprout	58
89	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	380	Megaphone	53
90	Insights from the Fight Podcast	U.S. Army Combined Arms Command	Government & Organizations	10	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	66	Spotify for Podcasters	38
95	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	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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