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 23 Jan 2026

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01/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 285

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:43:12

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

3. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Unknown (9 shows)

3. Libsyn (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Transistor (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
2	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
5	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
8	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
9	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
11	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
12	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
13	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
14	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
15	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
17	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
18	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
19	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
20	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
21	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
22	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
23	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
24	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
25	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
26	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
27	What's Wrong with Democracy?	Tortoise Media	Government	23	Acast	89
28	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
29	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
30	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
31	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
32	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
33	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
34	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
35	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
36	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
37	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
38	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
39	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
40	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
41	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
42	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
43	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
44	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
45	EQUALS: Reimagining Our Economy	EQUALS	Government	101	Acast	73
46	Our Curious Amalgam	American Bar Association	Government	396	Libsyn	68
47	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
48	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
49	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
50	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
51	The Uncertain Hour	Marketplace	Government	52	American Public Media	42
52	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
53	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
54	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
55	The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast	Green Central Banking	Government	8	Megaphone	68
56	Lesser Known Operators	Nicholas Allen	Government	133	Simplecast	63
57	EU Scream	EU Scream	Government	133	Buzzsprout	68
58	Purplish	Colorado Public Radio	Government	196	PRX	59
59	Con Men Podcast	Sean Anchondo	Government	81	RSS.com	52
60	Transformation of European Politics Podcast	Transformation of European Politics Podcast	Government	18	Soundcloud	48
61	How It Falls Apart	Gary Colton	Government	34	Acast	79
62	Deep State Media Watch	Deep State Media Watch	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	33
63	UNDEFINABLE & EXPANSIVE - Spirituality	Open and Clear, Broadcasting	Government	11	Spreaker	43
64	The New Union Frontier / La nouvelle frontière syndicale	Customs and Immigration Union, Syndicat des Douanes et de l'Immigration	Government	8	Simplecast	53
65	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
66	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
67	Blue Dog Radio	Blue Dog Action	Government	12	N/A	N/A
68	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
69	TOA Talks	Town of Ajax	Government	19	Buzzsprout	68
70	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
71	Oral Arguments - The Supreme Court of the United States	Charles Usen	Government	58	RSS.com	32
72	Ojibwe Stories	unknown_author	Government	20	Unknown	32
73	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	50	Podcastics	73
74	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	35	Transistor	43
75	I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace	Clare Daly, Mick Wallace	Government	244	Simplecast	42
76	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
77	The Asset	District Productive	Government	65	ART19	69
78	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
79	OttaVoix	Ville d'Ottawa	Government	12	Buzzsprout	53
80	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
81	صادق زیباکلام	صادق زیباکلام	Government	121	Unknown	59
82	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
83	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
84	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
85	Canada’s role in the Cold War	Tyrus Lee	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	The Raisina Podcast	Observer Research Foundation	Government	54	Buzzsprout	62
87	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
88	Breaking the Ice	Arctic360	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	43
89	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
91	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
92	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
93	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
94	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
95	Rose City Politics	Rose City Politics	Government & Organizations	411	Spreaker	43
96	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
97	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
98	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
99	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49
100	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	38	Simplecast	38

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