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 févr. 2026

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02/27/2026

Average data

Episodes: 277

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 27:25:01

Top 5 authors

1. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

2. The DSR Network (3 shows)

3. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

5. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Podbean (9 shows)

3. Simplecast (8 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

5. Unknown (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
3	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
4	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
5	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
6	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
7	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
8	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
9	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
10	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Soundcloud	49
11	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
12	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
13	Info Matters	Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario	Government	47	Simplecast	83
14	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
15	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
16	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
17	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
18	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
19	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
20	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
21	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
22	Pod Bless America	Jim Larkin and Dan Wilkinson Jr.	Government	91	Simplecast	63
23	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
24	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
25	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
26	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
27	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
28	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
29	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
30	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
31	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
32	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
33	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
34	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
35	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	27	Simplecast	68
36	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
37	Carte d'identités : Israéliens	RFI	Government & Organizations	10	Audiomeans	73
38	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
39	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
40	The CDR Policy Scoop	Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart	Government	98	Acast	79
41	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Inherent Rights Informed Voices	Government	11	RSS.com	78
42	The Govern...This!? Podcast	CJ - Political Inquisitor	Government	24	Transistor	52
43	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
44	Pervers narcissique : témoignages de victimes de pervers narcissiques	Caroline Mathieu Ph.D.	Government	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
45	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
46	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
47	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
48	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
49	下班瀚你聊	風傳媒	Government	383	SoundOn	58
50	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
51	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
52	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
53	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
54	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
55	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
56	Creusez le sujet! par Info-Ex	Info-Excavation	Government & Organizations	7	Unknown	58
57	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
58	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	298	Libsyn	32
59	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
60	I4C Trouble with Daly and Wallace	Clare Daly, Mick Wallace	Government	244	Simplecast	42
61	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
62	Real Talk Oshawa	City of Oshawa	Government	16	Podbean	52
63	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
64	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
65	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
66	Red Lines	Largo High Red Cross	Government	1	N/A	N/A
67	شیرازه	BBC Persian Radio	Government	76	BBC	33
68	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	204	Unknown	32
69	Government Policy Unpacked	Rupesh Patel	Government	14	Castos	63
70	In Our Defence	India Today Podcasts	Government	196	Spreaker	49
71	暐瀚觀點｜黃暐瀚｜品觀點	暐瀚觀點｜黃暐瀚｜品觀點	Government	216	Firstory	43
72	The New Way	Dr Kate Byrne	Government	85	Buzzsprout	58
73	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
74	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
75	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
76	Impôlogie – Le balado officiel de l'Agence du revenu du Canada	Agence du revenu du Canada	Government	15	Unknown	32
77	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
78	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1086	Megaphone	48
79	Civic Punks	Derek Alton	Government	63	Podbean	42
80	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
81	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
82	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	96	Libsyn	58
83	Sous notre toit – Balado sur le logement au Canada	Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement	Government	27	Buzzsprout	43
84	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
85	The Lincoln Local	TownofLincoln	Government	12	Buzzsprout	68
86	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
87	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
89	The Con Job	Edmonton Police Service	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	53
90	Intel at the Edge	Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP	Government	29	Simplecast	58
91	Supreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)	Attorney RJ Dieken, Loki Esq Law, Montana	Government	579	Buzzsprout	58
92	Les 2 pieds dans le ruisseau.	Martin Zibeau et Mathieu Harton	Government & Organizations	79	Unknown	38
93	Ahkameyimok Podcast with Perry Bellegarde	Perry Bellegarde, former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations	Government	74	Blubrry	42
94	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
96	The GrainsWest Podcast	grainswestpodcast	Government & Organizations	22	Podbean	42
97	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
98	Additional Meetings Podcast	IT Media Team	Government	1204	Unknown	32
99	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
100	Communist Manifesto, The by Friedrich Engels (1820 - 1895) and Karl Marx (1818 - 1883)	Valerio Di Stefano	Government	3	Spreaker	53

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