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 28 Jan 2026

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01/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 275

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:40:11

Top 5 authors

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

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

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

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

5. The DSR Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Transistor (8 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	444	Audioboom	63
2	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
3	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
4	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
5	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	252	Acast	89
6	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
7	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1984	BBC	43
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	319	Megaphone	63
12	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
13	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
14	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
15	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
16	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	48	RSS.com	42
17	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
18	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
19	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	374	Megaphone	43
20	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
21	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
22	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
23	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
24	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
25	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	32	Transistor	78
26	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	921	RSS.com	42
27	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
28	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	275	Libsyn	58
29	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
30	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2762	Megaphone	38
31	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
32	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
33	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
34	The Green Ribbon Panel	Green Ribbon Panel	Government	6	Spotify for Podcasters	38
35	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	75	Transistor	72
36	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
37	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
38	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
39	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1968	Megaphone	53
40	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
41	The Local Government Cafe Podcast	Local Gov Cafe	Government	30	Podbean	42
42	Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government & Organizations	175	Megaphone	43
43	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
44	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
45	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
46	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	679	Libsyn	58
47	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
48	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
49	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
50	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	136	Unknown	37
51	Police-Mentors Podcast	rvcz52bouchar	Government	8	Podbean	42
52	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	204	Megaphone	53
53	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
54	The Matt Brown Podcast	Matt Brown	Government	42	Simplecast	53
55	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
56	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
57	پوشه \| Pousheh	شنوتو \| Shenoto	Government	12	Unknown	59
58	Before, During & After	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)	Government & Organizations	104	Unknown	43
59	The Animal Law Podcast	Mariann Sullivan, Law Professor, Pundit, Vegan	Government	137	Blubrry Podcasting	43
61	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
62	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
63	Balade santé	Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux	Government	16	Unknown	53
64	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	70	Unknown	27
65	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
66	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
67	EU Scream	EU Scream	Government	135	Buzzsprout	68
68	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	27	Megaphone	48
69	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
70	NINDS's Building Up the Nerve	NINDS	Government	54	Buzzsprout	52
71	Moment of Truth	American Moment	Government	269	Acast	94
72	Canusa Street - Intersecting the Canada U.S. Relationship	Wilson Center	Government	102	Spotify for Podcasters	22
73	In The House with Ryan Williams MP	inthehouseryanwilliamsmp	Government	6	Acast	48
74	UAP Files	Anthony Oliver	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
75	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
76	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
77	Government Transformed	Global Government Forum	Government	29	Acast	63
78	Politics As Unusual w/Molly Jong-Fast & Rick Wilson	Jesse Cannon	Government	1	Acast	58
79	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
80	Reimagining Government	Centre for Public Impact	Government	34	Podcast.co	89
81	Dr Stephanie Seneff Presents Roundup, MMR and Auti	Chiki&Bella	Government	2	iVoox	38
82	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	300	Libsyn	32
83	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
84	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
85	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
86	The Minutes	City of Thunder Bay	Government	113	RSS.com	52
87	Discover Library and Archives Canada	Library and Archives Canada	Government	100	Transistor	58
88	L'ordre du monde	BFM Business	Government	45	Simplecast	38
89	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	115	Megaphone	43
90	The Merge	The Merge	Government	68	Spotify for Podcasters	38
91	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
92	Energy Policy Now	Kleinman Center for Energy Policy	Government	237	Omny Studio	73
94	Better Every Shift	FireRescue1	Government	321	Podbean	38
95	Intended Consequences	StrategyCorp Institute	Government	122	Libsyn	58
96	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
97	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	169	Soundcloud	43
98	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي Details temporarily unavailable	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
99	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
100	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	73	Zencastr	32

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