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 May 2026

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05/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 266

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:38:56

Top 5 authors

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

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

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

4. Circle Of Insight Productions (2 shows)

5. Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (13 shows)

2. Libsyn (8 shows)

3. Transistor (8 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
5	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
6	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
7	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
8	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
9	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
10	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
13	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
14	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
15	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
16	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
17	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
18	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
19	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
20	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
22	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
24	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
25	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
26	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
27	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
28	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
29	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
30	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
31	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
32	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
33	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
34	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
35	PHAP: Learning sessions and webinars	PHAP	Government	149	Spreaker	43
36	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
37	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
38	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
39	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
40	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
41	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
42	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
43	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
44	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
45	The Westminster Tradition	The Westminster Tradition	Government	82	Buzzsprout	68
46	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
47	Rethinking Democracy	Middle East Institute	Government	27	Libsyn	53
48	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
49	OSOT Presents: New OTs on the Block	OSOT	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	58
50	The Dark World Of Sex Trafficking	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	11	Spreaker	43
51	NSPCC Learning Podcast	NSPCC Learning	Government	85	Audioboom	47
52	Pete Buttigieg	Sophie Westen	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
53	Fraud in America	The Anti-Fraud Coalition, TAF Coalition	Government	70	Simplecast	73
54	A Career in Policing	Victoria Police	Government	13	Omny Studio	69
55	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
56	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
58	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
59	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
60	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
61	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
62	Next City	Straw Hut Media	Government	162	Spreaker	59
63	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
64	Unintended Consequences	Cato Institute	Government	27	Acast	54
65	Stories of Special Forces Operators	Circle Of Insight Productions	Government	217	Spreaker	43
66	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
67	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
68	Scope Conditions Podcast	Alan Jacobs and Yang-Yang Zhou	Government	37	Buzzsprout	67
69	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
70	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
71	Plus vert qu’hier : mode d’emploi pour des élu·es en action	Mikael St-Pierre	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	37
72	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
73	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
74	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
75	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
76	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
77	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	43
78	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
79	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
80	MuniCast	SUMA	Government	70	Spotify for Podcasters	43
81	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
82	הבעיה של השמאל	הבעיה של השמאל	Government	9	Omny Studio	73
83	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
84	Die Strategen	Zain Velji, Stephen Carter, Corey Hogan	Government	1	Acast	53
85	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
86	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
87	Public Sector Podcast	Public Sector Network	Government	100	Libsyn	62
88	IIEA Talks	IIEA	Government	500	Soundcloud	59
89	Clearwater County Podcasts	Clearwater County Podcasts	Government	20	Audioboom	47
90	EngagingCommunities	APA Community Engagement Interest Group	Government	22	Buzzsprout	68
91	Acquisition Talk	Eric Lofgren	Government	166	Soundcloud	49
92	The future of higher education today	Universities UK	Government	10	Captivate	58
93	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
94	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	153	Buzzsprout	47
95	Regulation Matters: a CLEAR conversation	Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation	Government	100	Podbean	58
96	Protéger ceux qu’on aime, le balado du Curateur public	Curateur public	Government	4	Captivate	59
97	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
98	The Proceedings Podcast	U.S. Naval Institute	Government	500	Soundcloud	49
99	Sightline Institute Research	Sightline Institute	Government	60	Unknown	58
100	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53

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