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 25 Nov 2025

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11/25/2025

Average data

Episodes: 282

Frequency: every 21 days

Duration: 00:41:19

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

2. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (3 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

4. Cato Institute (2 shows)

5. Meg (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Acast (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
2	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
5	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
10	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
12	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
13	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
14	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
15	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
16	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
17	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
18	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
19	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
20	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
21	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
22	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
23	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
24	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
25	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
26	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
27	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
28	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
29	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
30	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
31	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
32	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
33	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
34	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
35	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
36	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
37	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
38	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
39	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
40	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
41	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
42	The Green Renaissance: How to Rebuild the Global Economy	UN CC:Learn	Government	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
43	Not Quite Quorum	Laura Bergus and Oliver Weilein	Government	39	Squarespace	58
44	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
45	The Vanguard Podcast	Vanguard Defence	Government	202	Unknown	32
46	Boris	BBC Radio 4	Government	10	BBC	43
47	Who the Health Cares? with Prof Michael Sparer	Center for Public Health Systems	Government	10	Megaphone	73
48	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
49	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
50	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
51	Alzheimer's Society Podcast	Alzheimer's Society	Government	103	Soundcloud	32
52	Le balado de l'ARASQ	Association de la retraite et des avantages sociaux du Québec	Government & Organizations	5	Unknown	59
53	The Effectiveness of Equine Therapy	Jordan Gourville	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
55	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
56	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
57	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
58	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
59	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
60	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
61	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
62	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
63	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
64	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
65	The G-Word: A Podcast on Genocide	Clemence Pinaud, Shilla Kim	Government	7	Simplecast	58
66	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
67	Supreme Court Ph Podcast	Public Information Office - Supreme Court of the Philippines	Government	121	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	Parliament Matters	Hansard Society	Government	159	Acast	89
69	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
70	Power Problems	Cato Institute	Government	211	Acast	43
71	La Pelote, tirer le fil de l'écologie	Fedia78	Government	10	Vodio	49
72	The Stand with Meg Show	Meg	Government	42	Buzzsprout	53
74	Musiqas Podcast	Musiqas Podcast	Government	8	iVoox	38
75	The Stand with Meg Show	Meg	Government	41	Buzzsprout	73
76	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
77	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
78	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
79	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
80	Intersections: Where Human Rights and Democracy Meet	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	11	Megaphone	53
81	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
82	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
83	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
84	Democracy Works	Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy	Government	343	Simplecast	63
85	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
86	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
87	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
88	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
89	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
90	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	262	Acast	94
91	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
92	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
93	Ball of Thread	Marcy Wheeler	Government	59	Libsyn	38
94	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
95	Pete Mundo - KCMO Talk Radio 95.7FM 103.7FM and 710 AM	KCMO Talk Radio \| Cumulus Media Kansas City	Government	106	Omny Studio	43
96	The National Security Law Podcast	Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck	Government	246	Blubrry	32
97	Notorious: The Legal Legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP	Government	24	Libsyn	73
98	Bowman and Bush	Zeteo	Government	4	Substack	59
99	The Con Job	Edmonton Police Service	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
100	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83

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