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 nov. 2025

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11/27/2025

Average data

Episodes: 263

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:39:57

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (4 shows)

2. RTL (3 shows)

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

4. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

5. Samara Centre For Democracy (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Podbean (9 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Acast (7 shows)

5. Transistor (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	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	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
6	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
7	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
8	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
9	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
10	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
11	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
12	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	214	Acast	89
13	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
14	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
15	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
16	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
17	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
18	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
19	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
20	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
21	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
22	NSGov Talks	NSGov Talks Podcast	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
23	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	143	Megaphone	48
24	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
25	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
26	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
27	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
28	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
29	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
30	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
31	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	23	Spotify for Podcasters	48
32	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
33	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
34	Democracy, Explained	Apathy is Boring	Government	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
35	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
36	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
37	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
38	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	452	Megaphone	58
39	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	94	Buzzsprout	73
40	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
41	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
42	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
43	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
44	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1902	Megaphone	53
45	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
46	The Politics of Evidence-Based Policymaking (Professor Paul Cairney)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	53
47	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
48	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
49	Radio Kipinä	Puolustusvoimat	Government	46	Soundcloud	43
50	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
51	The Sponge Dockets Details temporarily unavailable	Christy Howard & Georganna Frantzis	Government	14	N/A	N/A
52	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	263	Libsyn	58
53	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
54	The Leg': Manitoba Politics with Mark Wasyliw	Mark Wasyliw	Government	11	RSS.com	62
55	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
56	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
57	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	295	Acast	48
58	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
59	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
60	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
61	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	65	Substack	43
62	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	30	Libsyn	38
63	Group Chat: Making Sense of Canada’s Democracy With a Few Friends	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	11	Acast	63
64	Heart of the Frontlines	Timea	Government	12	Buzzsprout	58
65	The GovMaker Podcast	The Pond-Deshpande Centre	Government	27	Spotify for Podcasters	58
66	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
67	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
68	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
69	Hale Institute Podcast	Hale Institute	Government	43	Podbean	48
70	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
71	Lignes de défense	RFI	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	53
72	Inside Briefing with the Institute for Government	Institute for Government	Government	431	Megaphone	53
73	Sig det' løgn	RADIO IIII	Government	218	Omny Studio	38
74	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	530	Omny Studio	59
75	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	34	Podcastics	84
76	L’œil de la République	RTL	Government	13	Audiomeans	64
77	Taghta	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Government	88	BBC	33
78	NATO Senior Mentors Podcast	NATO C2COE	Government	10	Unknown	21
79	Resilient Ketchikan	emergencymangement	Government	4	Podbean	58
80	Les secrets des lieux de pouvoir	RTL	Government	8	Audiomeans	43
81	Turbulences	AFP Audio	Government	6	Acast	69
82	Chirac	RTL	Government	17	Audiomeans	54
83	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
84	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
85	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
86	Talking Headways: A Streetsblog Podcast	The Overhead Wire	Government	822	Libsyn	27
87	Nonpartisan Hacks	Joel Grenz and Sean Wood	Government	32	Unknown	59
88	The Green Renaissance: How to Rebuild the Global Economy	UN CC:Learn	Government	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
89	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
90	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
91	City of Nanaimo Presents: The Sweet Layered Podcast	City of Nanaimo	Government	35	Podbean	41
92	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
93	Conversations with Vanguard Defence	Vanguard Defence	Government	204	Unknown	32
94	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
95	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
96	Who the Health Cares? with Prof Michael Sparer	Center for Public Health Systems	Government	10	Megaphone	73
97	Rescue Swimmer Mindset Podcast	Two Former USCG Rescue Swimmers	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
98	Not Quite Quorum	Laura Bergus and Oliver Weilein	Government	39	Squarespace	58
99	Bound By Oath by IJ	Institute for Justice	Government	43	Blubrry	73
100	Boris	BBC Radio 4	Government	10	BBC	43

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