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 Dec 2025

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12/22/2025

Average data

Episodes: 296

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:41:38

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. University of Chicago Podcast Network (3 shows)

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

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Unknown (8 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	52	Megaphone	48
2	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	123	RSS.com	38
3	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	49	Omny Studio	52
4	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	318	Megaphone	63
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
7	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
8	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
9	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	250	Acast	89
10	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	382	Transistor	73
11	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
12	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
13	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	920	RSS.com	42
15	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
16	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	91	Spreaker	54
17	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	151	Megaphone	43
18	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	13	Omny Studio	63
19	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
20	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
21	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
22	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	37	Transistor	43
23	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1983	BBC	43
24	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
25	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
26	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
27	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
28	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
29	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
30	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
31	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
32	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	17	Unknown	21
33	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
34	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
35	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	458	Megaphone	58
36	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2756	Megaphone	38
37	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
38	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
39	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	12	BBC	22
40	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
41	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
42	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
43	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
44	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
45	Hidden History Happy Hour with Alex & Bryan	Alex & Bryan	Government	74	Blubrry	68
46	The Online Fraudcast with Brett Johnson & Karisse Hendrick	Authentic Podcast Network	Government	67	Megaphone	49
47	City of Kingston Podcasts	City of Kingston Communications	Government	100	Libsyn	68
48	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
49	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1964	Megaphone	53
50	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	274	Libsyn	58
51	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
52	Congressional Dish	Jennifer Briney	Government	352	Libsyn	68
53	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	24	Spotify for Podcasters	48
54	The Asset	District Productive	Government	62	ART19	69
55	Crossing Channels	Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse	Government	51	Buzzsprout	72
56	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	114	Megaphone	43
57	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	210	Unknown	32
58	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
60	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
61	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	59	Megaphone	38
62	Future Discontinuous	FALTER and IWM	Government	16	Acast	94
63	MuniCast	SUMA	Government	75	Spotify for Podcasters	38
64	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	50	Simplecast	63
65	TOA Talks	Town of Ajax	Government	23	Buzzsprout	62
66	The LOGSTAT	Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin	Government & Organizations	74	Unknown	43
67	Peace & Power Israel	The Federal Newswire	Government	35	Simplecast	63
68	Magna Carta: Pro Bono Radio	Windsor Law's Pro Bono Podcast	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	28
69	Good Morning Croix-Rouge, la chaîne de podcasts	Croix-Rouge française	Government & Organizations	100	Acast	38
70	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
71	The New Union Frontier / La nouvelle frontière syndicale	Customs and Immigration Union, Syndicat des Douanes et de l'Immigration	Government	10	Simplecast	58
72	Before, During & After	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	Government & Organizations	104	Unknown	43
73	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
74	In Our Defence	India Today Podcasts	Government	196	Spreaker	49
75	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
76	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
77	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
78	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	155	Megaphone	48
79	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
80	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
81	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
82	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	316	Megaphone	63
83	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
84	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
85	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	472	Megaphone	49
86	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
87	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	32	Libsyn	38
89	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
90	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	387	Megaphone	53
91	Inside EMS	EMS1 Podcasts	Government	718	Podbean	38
92	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Spotify for Podcasters	33
93	Stratford Town Talk	Town of Stratford	Government	66	PodServe.fm	43
94	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
95	The Shimmer	Colin	Music	43	Unknown	38
96	The Future of Liberty with Mitch Daniels	Liberty Fund	Government	25	Simplecast	58
97	Grattan Institute	Grattan Institute	Government	327	Soundcloud	43
98	Light On Conspiracies	Ole Dammegard	Government	2	Soundcloud	53
99	Generation Green New Deal	Tikkun Olam Productions	Government	30	Simplecast	58
100	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	211	Unknown	58

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