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 Dec 2025

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12/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 279

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:41:35

Top 5 authors

1. Cumulus Podcast Network (2 shows)

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

3. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Simplecast (9 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Acast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
2	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
3	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
6	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
7	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
8	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
9	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
10	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
11	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
12	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
13	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
14	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
15	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
16	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
17	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
18	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
19	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
20	Simply Science	Natural Resources Canada	Government	46	Soundcloud	49
21	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
22	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
23	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
24	Stanford Legal	Stanford Law School	Government	211	Simplecast	59
25	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
26	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
27	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
28	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
29	American Potential	American Potential	News	465	Podbean	68
30	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
31	Capital Musings	UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)	Government	109	Captivate	63
32	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
33	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
34	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	139	Unknown	63
35	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
36	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
37	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
38	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
39	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
40	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
41	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
42	The First Sixteen	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada	Government	40	Transistor	53
43	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
44	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
45	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
46	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
47	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
48	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
49	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
50	The G-Word: A Podcast on Genocide	Clemence Pinaud, Shilla Kim	Government	7	Simplecast	58
51	Les Personnages de la Chambre	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	8	Acast	53
52	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
53	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
54	Real Talk Oshawa	City of Oshawa	Government	16	Podbean	52
55	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
56	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
57	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
58	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
59	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
60	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
61	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
62	Light On Conspiracies	Ole Dammegard	Government	2	Soundcloud	53
63	Les premiers seize pour cent	Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada	Government	40	Transistor	42
64	PaxEuropeana Details temporarily unavailable	Gunther Fehlinger	Government	249	podcaster.de	69
65	سقراط مع عمر الجريسي	ثمانية/ thmanyah	Government	209	Unknown	58
66	Community Catalysts	Matt Lehrman	Government	106	Libsyn	83
67	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
68	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
69	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	530	Omny Studio	59
70	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
71	@CanBorder	Canada Border Services Agency	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
72	Today's Air Defenders Podcast	U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School	Government & Organizations	10	Unknown	32
73	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
74	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
75	Простая экономика	Простая экономика	Government	61	mave	73
76	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
77	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
78	Europe Inside Out	Carnegie Europe	Government	45	Simplecast	73
79	The New Union Frontier / La nouvelle frontière syndicale	Customs and Immigration Union, Syndicat des Douanes et de l'Immigration	Government	8	Simplecast	53
80	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	25	Transistor	53
81	The Ugandan Podcast	The Ugandan Podcast	Government	59	Spotify for Podcasters	58
82	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
83	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
84	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
85	Scaling Laws	Lawfare & University of Texas Law School	Government	252	Acast	69
87	Supreme Court Brief	Law.com	Government	28	Libsyn	53
88	Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1950-1960	United States Supreme Court	Government	7	Spreaker	38
89	Ferris Town Talk: The Truth	Brooks Williams, MPA - City of Ferris, City Manager	Government	5	Castos	48
90	Maine Policy Matters	Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center	Government	42	Podbean	58
91	Entitled	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	49	Simplecast	63
92	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
93	Peace & Power Israel	The Federal Newswire	Government	35	Simplecast	63
94	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
95	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
96	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	15	Unknown	53
97	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
98	To The Point - Cybersecurity	Forcepoint \| Global Cybersecurity Leader \| Security. Simplified.	Government	300	Libsyn	53
99	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
100	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43

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