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 27 Jan 2026

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01/27/2026

Average data

Episodes: 292

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:38:39

Top 5 authors

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

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

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

4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

5. World Bank (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
2	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
5	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	257	Acast	89
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	335	RedCircle	58
7	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1986	BBC	43
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
11	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
12	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	323	Megaphone	63
13	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
14	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
15	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
16	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
17	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
20	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	33	Transistor	78
21	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	923	RSS.com	42
22	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
23	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
24	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
25	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
26	The Green Ribbon Panel	Green Ribbon Panel	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	38
27	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
28	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
29	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
30	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
31	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	157	Megaphone	48
32	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
33	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
34	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
35	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	460	Megaphone	58
36	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
37	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2771	Megaphone	38
38	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
39	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
40	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
41	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
42	EU Scream	EU Scream	Government	135	Buzzsprout	68
43	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
44	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	270	Acast	94
45	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
46	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	27	Megaphone	48
47	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
48	UAP Files	Anthony Oliver	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
49	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
50	Politics As Unusual w/Molly Jong-Fast & Rick Wilson	Jesse Cannon	Government	1	Acast	58
51	Reimagining Government	Centre for Public Impact	Government	34	Podcast.co	89
52	Dr Stephanie Seneff Presents Roundup, MMR and Auti	Chiki&Bella	Government	2	iVoox	38
53	In The House with Ryan Williams MP	inthehouseryanwilliamsmp	Government	6	Acast	48
54	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
55	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
56	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
57	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
58	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
59	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
60	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	276	Libsyn	58
61	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	45	Simplecast	38
62	Better Every Shift	FireRescue1	Government	321	Podbean	38
63	Intended Consequences	StrategyCorp Institute	Government	122	Libsyn	58
64	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	169	Soundcloud	43
65	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي Details temporarily unavailable	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
66	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
67	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
68	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
69	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
70	The Merge	The Merge	Government	69	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	73	Zencastr	32
72	The Diplomacy Podcast	Nicholas Kralev	Government	18	Substack	68
73	Digital Government Podcast	e-Governance Academy	Government	178	Buzzsprout	27
74	Beltway Beef	National Cattlemen's Beef Association	Government	500	Soundcloud	43
75	The Forward Party Podcast	Forward Party	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	47
76	Insights from the Fight Podcast	U.S. Army Combined Arms Command	Government & Organizations	13	Unknown	37
77	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
79	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	388	Megaphone	53
80	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1974	Megaphone	53
81	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
82	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	125	Libsyn	58
83	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	579	Podbean	32
84	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
85	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	98	Libsyn	58
86	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	238	Omny Studio	73
87	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
88	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	51	Megaphone	48
89	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
90	The Westminster Tradition	The Westminster Tradition	Government	84	Buzzsprout	68
91	Communism and Socialism Explained	Kairav T.	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
92	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
93	Ceasefire	C-SPAN	Government	57	Megaphone	38
94	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
95	Employment First	Oregon Department of Human Services: Employment First	Government	44	Blubrry	43
96	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
97	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1119	Megaphone	48
98	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	102	Simplecast	32
99	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	833	Libsyn	27
100	Ojibwe Stories	unknown_author	Government	20	Unknown	32

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