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 24 Feb 2026

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02/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 253

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:39:12

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (4 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

4. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Transistor (11 shows)

3. Acast (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 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	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
5	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
7	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
8	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
9	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
13	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
14	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
15	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
16	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
17	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
18	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
19	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
20	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
21	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	63	Podbean	42
22	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
23	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
24	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
25	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
26	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
27	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
28	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
29	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
30	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
31	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
32	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
33	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
34	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
35	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
36	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
37	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
38	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
39	Michela Wrong	Max Milo Editions	Government	18	Transistor	53
40	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
41	Wavell Room Podcast	Wavell Room	Government	58	Acast	33
42	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
43	Horizons Marines	Centre d'études stratégiques de la Marine	Government	184	Spotify for Podcasters	38
44	Hé-coutez bien!	Statistique Canada	Government	35	Transistor	43
45	Notes On Democracy	H. L. Mencken	Government	24	Spreaker	64
46	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
47	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
48	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
49	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
50	Europe Inside Out	Carnegie Europe	Government	45	Simplecast	73
51	The Safety Consultant Podcast	Safety Consultant with Sheldon Primus	Government	361	Podcast.co	39
52	The Clock and the Cat	Mark Foden	Government & Organizations	11	Squarespace	59
53	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
54	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
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	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	59	CoHost	78
57	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
58	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
59	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
60	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
61	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
62	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
63	In The Tank	The Heartland Institute	Government	193	Transistor	63
64	Principles of American Government	Gabriel Citeli	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
65	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
66	GovComms: The Future of Government Communication	contentgroup	Government	362	Acast	49
67	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	27	Simplecast	68
68	Sitting by the Fire	CSPS Indigenous Learning	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
69	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	135	Unknown	37
70	The Planning Commission	The Commissioners	Government	59	Buzzsprout	68
71	Data-Smart City Pod	Data-Smart City Solutions	Government	96	Simplecast	58
72	VHA Homeless Programs – Ending Veteran Homelessness	Veterans Health Administration	Government	48	Spreaker	53
73	KCIS Talks	The Kingston Consortium on International Security (KCIS)	Government	1	Squarespace	48
74	Conspiracy Theories	Eva Paramo	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	43
75	The Situation Report	One Fight Foundation	Government	15	Soundcloud	54
76	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
77	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
78	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	298	Libsyn	32
79	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	45	RSS.com	42
80	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
81	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
82	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
83	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	253	Acast	69
84	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
85	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
86	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
87	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
88	City Planning Matters	Alex Hoffman	Government	19	Spotify for Podcasters	63
89	The Man Behind The Rose	7NEWS Podcasts	Government	7	Omny Studio	63
90	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
91	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
92	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Ministère de la Sécurité publique	Government	6	Soundcloud	43
93	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
94	Executive Functions Chat	Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith	Government	63	Substack	43
95	Outside the Secret Service Podcast	OTSecretService	Government	38	Podbean	37
96	To The Point - Cybersecurity	Forcepoint \| Global Cybersecurity Leader \| Security. Simplified.	Government	300	Libsyn	53
97	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	49	Simplecast	63
98	Clearer Than Truth	Nathan Kiker & George Bogden	Government	76	Buzzsprout	43
99	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
100	Ray Appleton	KMJ Now \| Cumulus Media Fresno	Government	100	Omny Studio	53

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