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 May 2026

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05/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 295

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:39:28

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (2 shows)

2. Cato Institute (2 shows)

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

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

5. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Acast (8 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

4. Transistor (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
2	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	49	Simplecast	79
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
6	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
7	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
8	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
9	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
10	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	38	Megaphone	48
11	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
12	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
13	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
14	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	253	Acast	89
15	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
16	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
18	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
19	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
20	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
21	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
22	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
23	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
24	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
25	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	46	Simplecast	59
26	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
27	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
31	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	48	Simplecast	83
32	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
33	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
34	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
35	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
36	Next City	Straw Hut Media	Government	162	Spreaker	59
37	Unintended Consequences	Cato Institute	Government	29	Acast	64
38	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
39	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
40	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	23	PRX	63
41	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
42	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
43	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
44	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
45	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
46	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
47	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
48	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
49	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
50	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
51	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
52	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
53	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
54	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	38
55	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
56	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
57	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
58	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
59	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
60	Die Strategen	Zain Velji, Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan	Government	1	Acast	53
61	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
62	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
63	IIEA Talks	IIEA	Government	500	Soundcloud	59
64	MuniCast	SUMA	Government	75	Spotify for Podcasters	38
65	Clearwater County Podcasts	Clearwater County Podcasts	Government	20	Audioboom	47
66	EngagingCommunities	APA Community Engagement Interest Group	Government	22	Buzzsprout	68
67	Acquisition Talk	Eric Lofgren	Government	167	Soundcloud	43
68	The future of higher education today	Universities UK	Government	10	Captivate	58
69	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
70	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
71	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	31	Libsyn	38
72	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
73	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
74	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
75	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
76	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
77	Protéger ceux qu’on aime, le balado du Curateur public	Curateur public	Government	4	Captivate	59
78	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
79	Sightline Institute Research	Sightline Institute	Government	60	Unknown	58
80	The Operational Arch	SAMS	Government	53	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
82	Pew Research Center	Pew Research Center	News & Politics	13	Feedburner	28
83	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
84	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
85	The Politics of Money: An IFSD Podcast	Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD)	Government	13	Transistor	62
86	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
87	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
88	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
89	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	939	Megaphone	38
90	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
91	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
92	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
93	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	241	Buzzsprout	83
94	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Government	11	RSS.com	78
95	Proof Social	Dr. Richard Thatcher	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
98	Leviathan Must Be Stopped	Trevor Parry	Government	8	Buzzsprout	52
99	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	36	Megaphone	37
100	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42

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