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 nov. 2025

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11/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 257

Frequency: every 25 days

Duration: 00:39:50

Top 5 authors

1. RTL (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. The DSR Network (2 shows)

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Podbean (8 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Transistor (7 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
5	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
6	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
10	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
12	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
13	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
14	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
15	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
20	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
21	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
22	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
23	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
24	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
25	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
26	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
27	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
28	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
29	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
30	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
31	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
32	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
33	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
34	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
35	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
36	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
37	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
38	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
39	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
40	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
41	Heart of the Frontlines	Timea	Government	12	Buzzsprout	58
42	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
43	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
44	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
45	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
46	The GovMaker Podcast	The Pond-Deshpande Centre	Government	27	Spotify for Podcasters	58
47	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
48	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
49	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
50	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
51	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
52	Sig det' løgn	RADIO IIII	Government	218	Omny Studio	38
53	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
54	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
55	Lignes de défense	RFI	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	53
56	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	34	Podcastics	84
57	L’œil de la République	RTL	Government	13	Audiomeans	64
58	Taghta	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Government	88	BBC	33
59	NATO Senior Mentors Podcast	NATO C2COE	Government	10	Unknown	21
60	Resilient Ketchikan	emergencymangement	Government	4	Podbean	58
61	Les secrets des lieux de pouvoir	RTL	Government	8	Audiomeans	43
62	Turbulences	AFP Audio	Government	6	Acast	69
63	Chirac	RTL	Government	17	Audiomeans	54
64	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
65	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
66	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
67	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
68	City of Nanaimo Presents: The Sweet Layered Podcast	City of Nanaimo	Government	35	Podbean	41
69	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
70	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
71	The Green Renaissance: How to Rebuild the Global Economy	UN CC:Learn	Government	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
72	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
73	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
74	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
75	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	204	Unknown	32
76	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
77	Not Quite Quorum	Laura Bergus and Oliver Weilein	Government	39	Squarespace	58
78	Who the Health Cares? with Prof Michael Sparer	Center for Public Health Systems	Government	10	Megaphone	73
79	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
80	Boris	BBC Radio 4	Government	10	BBC	43
81	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
82	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	Alzheimer's Society Podcast	Alzheimer's Society	Government	103	Soundcloud	32
84	Le balado de l'ARASQ	Association de la retraite et des avantages sociaux du Québec	Government & Organizations	5	Unknown	59
85	The Effectiveness of Equine Therapy	Jordan Gourville	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
86	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
87	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
88	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
89	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
90	Question Time	BBC Sounds	Government	94	BBC	33
91	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
92	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
93	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
94	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
95	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
96	The Law, such as it is	Lawrence Lessig	Government	23	Libsyn	73
97	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
98	The G-Word: A Podcast on Genocide	Clemence Pinaud, Shilla Kim	Government	7	Simplecast	58
99	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
100	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38

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