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 30 Nov 2025

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11/30/2025

Average data

Episodes: 279

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:40:48

Top 5 authors

1. The DSR Network (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. University of Chicago Podcast Network (2 shows)

4. Prologue Projects (1 shows)

5. Irregular Warfare Initiative (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

3. Acast (8 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	54	Megaphone	48
2	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	101	Simplecast	32
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	124	RSS.com	38
4	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	50	Omny Studio	52
5	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	14	Omny Studio	63
6	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
7	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	70	PRX	83
8	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	445	Audioboom	63
9	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
10	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	254	Acast	89
11	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
12	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	334	RedCircle	58
13	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
14	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	68
15	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1985	BBC	43
16	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	383	Transistor	73
17	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	152	Megaphone	43
18	The Oath and The Office	Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang	Government	92	Spreaker	54
19	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
20	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	922	RSS.com	42
21	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
22	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	30	Buzzsprout	32
23	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
24	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	320	Megaphone	63
25	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
26	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
27	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	168	Podbean	31
28	Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap up	Neil	Government	100	Buzzsprout	73
29	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
30	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
31	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	255	Simplecast	73
32	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
33	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	151	Blubrry	52
34	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	156	Megaphone	48
35	Calgary Conversations	The City of Calgary	Government	25	Spotify for Podcasters	48
36	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	578	Podbean	32
37	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
38	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
39	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	459	Megaphone	58
40	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	38	Transistor	43
41	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
42	Parliament Matters	Hansard Society	Government	164	Acast	89
43	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	38
44	Country First Conversations	Adam Kinzinger	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
45	Down the Local	Talk	Government	27	Acast	64
46	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
47	The HaltingWinter Podcast	Seth Winterhalter	Government	358	Libsyn	48
48	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
49	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	13	BBC	22
50	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2765	Megaphone	38
51	On Defence and Security	Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)	Government	26	Squarespace	63
52	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	101	Buzzsprout	58
53	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
54	The National Security Podcast	ANU National Security College	Government	302	Acast	48
55	Cato Daily Podcast	Cato Institute	News	2000	Acast	38
56	Retraite Québec, le balado	Retraite Québec	Government	16	Buzzsprout	32
57	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	27	Transistor	53
58	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	75	Transistor	72
59	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	164	Megaphone	38
60	NSGov Talks	NSGov Talks Podcast	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
61	HOP Into Action Podcast Series	Brent Sutton	Government	169	RSS.com	52
62	The Functional Government Podcast	Embrase Business Consulting Inc.	Government	18	Buzzsprout	62
63	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
64	الحل إيه؟ مع د. رباب المهدي Details temporarily unavailable	Alternative Policy Solutions - حلول للسياسات البديلة	Government	70	Omny Studio	48
65	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	22	Spotify for Podcasters	42
66	OttaVoix	Ville d'Ottawa	Government	17	Buzzsprout	48
67	O'Connor & Company	WMAL \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	100	Omny Studio	53
68	Welcome Home: An Immigration Law Podcast	Emond Publishing	Government	15	Pinecast	62
69	POLITICO Money	POLITICO	Government	105	Megaphone	63
70	A Hard Look	Administrative Law Review	Government	56	Spotify for Podcasters	53
71	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	317	Megaphone	63
72	SOFREP Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Government	469	Omny Studio	59
73	Coming of Age: Meeting the needs of our aging population	Ontario Long Term Care Association	Government	61	CoHost	78
74	The JFK Facts Podcast	Co-hosted by Jefferson Morley & Larry Schnapf	Government	66	Substack	38
75	Hudson Institute Events Podcast	Hudson Institute	Government	599	Simplecast	42
76	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
77	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	No Compromise	NPR	Government	10	Simplecast	73
79	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	38
80	Legislative Assembly of British Columbia QP Podcast	Hansard Services	Government	101	Podbean	37
81	The Just Security Podcast	Just Security	Government	157	Buzzsprout	47
82	Democracy Works	Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy	Government	335	Simplecast	63
83	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	165	Simplecast	52
84	Inside the FBI Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	122	N/A	N/A
85	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	473	Megaphone	49
86	Divided Argument	Will Baude & Dan Epps	Government	140	Unknown	63
87	Power & Politics	WRGB CBS6, Power And Politics, Tom Eschen	Government	203	Megaphone	64
88	Au-delà des prisons	Service correctionnel Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
89	Atlantic Talk Podcast	Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.	Government	74	Unknown	48
90	Jacques Baud - Palestine/Gaza US	Jacques Baud	Government	18	Transistor	48
91	Еду ў Магадан	Ігар Аліневіч	Government	15	Unknown	64
92	Distintos no distantes	Tomás Chaves y Joshua Mitrotti	Government	34	Acast	59
93	The Camilla Tominey Show \| GB News	GB News	Government	54	Acast	38
94	Above Average Intelligence	The DSR Network	Government	50	Megaphone	38
95	Democracy Decoded	Campaign Legal Center	Government	56	Simplecast	79
96	The Healthcare Policy Podcast ® Produced by David Introcaso	David Introcaso, Ph.D.	Government & Organizations	346	Substack	48
97	Cyber Uncut	Momentum Media	Government	100	Libsyn	59
98	North Dakota Outdoors Podcast	North Dakota Game and Fish Department	Government	110	Simplecast	42
99	Short Changed	The Intergenerational Foundation	Government	24	Buzzsprout	62
100	The Street Warriors Podcast	lukas nelson	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	32

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

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