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 févr. 2026

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02/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 255

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:42:12

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

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

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

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. Acast (10 shows)

3. Omny Studio (7 shows)

4. Transistor (7 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	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
5	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
6	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
7	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
8	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
9	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
10	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
11	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
12	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
13	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
14	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
15	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
16	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
17	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
18	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
19	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
20	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
21	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
22	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
23	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
24	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
25	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
26	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
27	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
28	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
29	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
30	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
31	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
32	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
33	In The Tank	The Heartland Institute	Government	193	Transistor	63
34	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
35	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
36	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
37	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
38	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
39	GovComms: The Future of Government Communication	contentgroup	Government	362	Acast	49
40	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
41	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	27	Simplecast	68
42	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
43	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	135	Unknown	37
44	The Planning Commission	The Commissioners	Government	59	Buzzsprout	68
45	Data-Smart City Pod	Data-Smart City Solutions	Government	96	Simplecast	58
46	VHA Homeless Programs – Ending Veteran Homelessness	Veterans Health Administration	Government	48	Spreaker	53
47	KCIS Talks	The Kingston Consortium on International Security (KCIS)	Government	1	Squarespace	48
48	The Situation Report	One Fight Foundation	Government	15	Soundcloud	54
49	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
50	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
51	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
52	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
53	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	298	Libsyn	32
54	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
55	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
56	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
57	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
58	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
59	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
60	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
61	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
62	City Planning Matters	Alex Hoffman	Government	19	Spotify for Podcasters	63
63	The Man Behind The Rose	7NEWS Podcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	63
64	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
65	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
66	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
67	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
68	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
69	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
70	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	38	Podbean	37
71	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	49	Simplecast	63
72	To The Point - Cybersecurity	Forcepoint \| Global Cybersecurity Leader \| Security. Simplified.	Government	300	Libsyn	53
73	Clearer Than Truth	Nathan Kiker & George Bogden	Government	76	Buzzsprout	43
74	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
75	Ray Appleton	KMJ Now \| Cumulus Media Fresno	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
76	Under The Canopy	Canopy Growth Corporation	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	53
77	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
78	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
79	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
80	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
81	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
82	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
83	Global Recon	John Hendricks	Government	192	Spotify for Podcasters	43
84	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
85	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
86	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
87	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
88	35 West	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	209	Megaphone	49
89	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
90	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	234	Omny Studio	73
91	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	63	Podbean	42
92	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
93	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
94	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
95	Distintos no distantes	Tomás Chaves y Joshua Mitrotti	Government	34	Acast	59
96	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
97	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	50	Podcastics	73
98	5 Minute Political Glossary	Graham Culbertson	Government	4	Captivate	48
99	Yurt Jurt	Bashtan Bashta	Government	25	mave	89
100	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63

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