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 26 May 2026

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05/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 307

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:43:19

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (11 shows)

3. Podbean (9 shows)

4. Transistor (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
3	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
5	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
8	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
9	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
10	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
12	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
13	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
14	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
15	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
16	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
17	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
18	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
19	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
20	The Melting Pod	The Melting Pod	Government	15	Megaphone	69
21	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
22	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
23	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
24	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
25	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	34	Podcastics	84
26	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
27	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
28	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
29	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
30	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
31	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
32	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
33	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
34	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
35	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
36	RTL archives secrètes, François Mitterrand	RTL	Government	7	Audiomeans	43
37	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
38	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
39	Control and the Law Podcast	Sarah Ellis	Government	5	RSS.com	52
40	GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government	Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)	Government	745	Libsyn	37
41	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
42	Chris Hand	WTN \| Cumulus Nashville	Government	100	Omny Studio	43
43	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
44	The Fascism Barometer	Ejeris Dixon	Government	38	Simplecast	73
45	The Local Government Cafe Podcast	Local Gov Cafe	Government	30	Podbean	42
46	City Manager Unfiltered	Joe Turner	Government	144	Podbean	68
47	Public Works Podcast	Joseph Blackman	Government	418	Spreaker	32
48	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
49	ModeShift	Via	Government	18	Simplecast	73
50	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
51	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
52	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
53	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
54	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
55	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
56	Apathy Is Not An Option	SPLC	Government	21	PRX	63
57	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
58	IIEA Talks	IIEA	Government	500	Soundcloud	59
59	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
60	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
61	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
62	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
63	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
64	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
65	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
66	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
67	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
68	Good Roads Podcast	Thomas Barakat	Government	44	Simplecast	58
69	FinCrime Unfiltered with Sarah Beth Felix	Illicit Edge	Government	23	Simplecast	68
70	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
71	Streams in the Desert LIVE!	Pastor Dana	Government & Organizations	614	Unknown	38
72	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	63	Podbean	42
73	Pod Bless America	Jim Larkin and Dan Wilkinson Jr.	Government	91	Simplecast	63
74	Простая экономика	Простая экономика	Government	61	mave	73
75	Politics in Question	Julia Azari, Lee Drutman, and James Wallner	Government	182	Simplecast	53
76	Panorama: on politics, Latinos, and conservatism	Gil Guerra & Luis Parrales	Government	14	Buzzsprout	42
77	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
78	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
79	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
80	Real Ridge Podcast	City of Maple Ridge	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	52
81	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
82	Voices of Sustainability	Zayed Sustainability Prize	Government	17	Megaphone	53
83	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
84	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
85	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
86	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
87	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
88	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
89	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
90	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
91	PHAP: Learning sessions and webinars	PHAP	Government	149	Spreaker	43
92	Democracy Paradox	Justin Kempf	Government	237	Buzzsprout	83
93	On the Duty of Civil Disobedience	Henry David Thoreau	Government	2	Spreaker	49
94	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
95	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
97	You Might Be Right	Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Tennessee	Government	60	Megaphone	73
98	The HaltingWinter Podcast	Seth Winterhalter	Government	358	Libsyn	48
99	Supreme Court Oral Arguments	scotusstats.com	Government	489	Unknown	58
100	The John Phillips Show	790 KABC Radio \| Cumulus Los Angeles	Government	119	Omny Studio	49

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