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 31 Jan 2026

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01/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 272

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 28:41:27

Top 5 authors

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

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

3. The DSR Network (3 shows)

4. SCC Hearings Podcast (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Transistor (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Playbook Canada	Politico	Government	45	Megaphone	48
2	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
3	Politics Is Broken	Brittlestar	Government	122	RSS.com	38
4	The OShow with Laura Babcock	laura babcock	Government	213	Acast	89
5	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
6	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
7	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
8	The Jerry Agar Show	iHeartRadio	Government	2000	Omny Studio	53
9	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
10	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
11	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
12	Breaking Hezbollah's Golden Rule	Washington Institute	Government	19	Acast	69
13	Pitchfork Economics with Nick Hanauer	Civic Ventures	News	451	Megaphone	58
14	The Steady State Sentinel	The Steady State	Government	44	RSS.com	42
15	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
16	Macroaggressions	Charlie Robinson	Government	901	RSS.com	42
17	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
18	Diabetes Canada Podcast	Diabetes Canada	Government	150	Blubrry	62
19	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
20	PreAccident Investigation Podcast	Todd Conklin	Government & Organizations	600	Podbean	37
21	DSR's Words Matter	The DSR Network	Government	466	Megaphone	49
22	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
23	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
24	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
25	Taxology – The Official Canada Revenue Agency Podcast	Canada Revenue Agency	Government	15	Unknown	21
26	Canadian Army Podcast	Canadian Army	Government	74	Transistor	72
27	The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast	Courage.Media	Government	18	Acast	48
28	The Real Truth About Alberta's Independence	Jarek Bucholc	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	48
29	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
30	Dialogue Over Division	Eva Chipiuk	Government	49	Spotify for Podcasters	53
31	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
32	CIAJ In All Fairness - ICAJ En toute justice	CIAJ - ICAJ	Government	121	Libsyn	58
33	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
34	Capital Stories	National Capital Commission	Government	10	Spotify for Podcasters	68
35	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
36	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
37	The Strong Towns Podcast	Strong Towns	Government	600	Podbean	42
38	Eh Sayers	Statistics Canada	Government	36	Transistor	43
39	OttaTalk	City of Ottawa	Government	16	Buzzsprout	53
40	Rethinking Palestine	Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network	Government	71	Zencastr	32
41	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	153	Podbean	42
42	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
43	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
44	Lignes de défense	RFI	Government & Organizations	24	Audiomeans	53
45	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
46	Our City, Our Podcast	City of Winnipeg	Government	31	Transistor	78
47	Le balado de l’Armée canadienne	Armée canadienne	Government	74	Transistor	72
48	Policing Matters	Police1.com	Government	572	Podbean	32
49	Inside the Project	Impact Assessment Agency of Canada	Government	1	Unknown	70
50	Red Eye Radio	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	1900	Megaphone	53
51	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
52	Migration Conversations	Jamie Liew	Government	61	Simplecast	63
53	Bryan Stevenson Podcast	Michelle & William	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	Prisons Inside/Out	Correctional Service Canada	Government	26	Transistor	53
55	Ahkameyimok Podcast with Perry Bellegarde	Perry Bellegarde, former National Chief, Assembly of First Nations	Government	74	Blubrry	42
56	Smart Women, Smart Power	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	247	Megaphone	43
57	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
58	Checks and Balances	Justin Ho	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
59	Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Official FBI	Government	20	N/A	N/A
61	The Minutes	City of Thunder Bay	Government	108	RSS.com	52
62	Law and Chaos	Liz Dye; Andrew Torrez	Government	262	Libsyn	58
63	Understanding Public Policy (in 1000 and 500 words)	Professor Paul Cairney	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	58
64	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
65	Cold Wash	Camille McInnis	Government	4	Buzzsprout	73
66	Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)	SCC Hearings Podcast	Government	149	Podbean	42
67	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
68	Speaking Municipally	Taproot Edmonton	Government	376	Transistor	73
70	Humans of the House	Samara Centre For Democracy	Government	9	Acast	69
71	Canadian IP voices	The Canadian Intellectual Property Office	Government	44	Simplecast	59
72	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
73	The Civil Service World Podcast	Civil Service World	Government	34	Spotify for Podcasters	17
74	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
75	The Debrief with Jon Becker	Jon Becker	Government	99	Buzzsprout	58
76	Democracy in Question?	Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy	Government	112	Simplecast	83
77	Sekulow	Jay Sekulow	Government	29	Libsyn	38
78	Joy FM Top Story	Multimedia Ghana	Government	88	StreamGuys	38
79	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
80	Sane(ish) with Jo Carducci	The Siren Network	Government	262	Megaphone	53
81	Voices of Burnaby, with Mayor Mike Hurley	Voices of Burnaby	Government	20	Spotify for Podcasters	42
82	A Podcast with Charlie Swenson - To Hell and Back	Charlie Swenson, MD	Government	110	Blubrry	32
83	Sask Ag Today on GX94	GX94	Government	313	Futuri Media	43
84	Fundable by Design	Jennifer Yarbrough	Government & Organizations	99	Libsyn	38
85	Ducimus: The Canadian Infantry Podcast	Ducimus	Government	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
86	Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena	The German Marshall Fund	Government	6	Simplecast	53
87	RCAF Jump Seat	Royal Canadian Air Force	Government	9	Transistor	69
88	Dan Bongino - Matt Gaetz	Inception Point Ai	Government	4	Spreaker	64
89	FDNY Pro	FDNY Foundation	Government	130	Transistor	58
90	The Green Ribbon Panel	Green Ribbon Panel	Government	5	Spotify for Podcasters	43
91	Within the Trenches	Code 7 Podcast Network	Government	664	Libsyn	63
92	The Week in Westminster	BBC Radio 4	Government	2	BBC	38
93	Babel: Translating the Middle East	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	284	Megaphone	69
94	Police-Mentors Podcast	rvcz52bouchar	Government	8	Podbean	42
95	Building the Future: Freedom, Prosperity, and Foreign Policy with Dan Runde	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government & Organizations	175	Megaphone	43
96	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
97	Простая экономика	Простая экономика	Government	61	mave	73
98	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
99	In-House – Canada's Housing Podcast	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Government	28	Buzzsprout	32
100	Safe and Sound with CCOHS	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)	Government	297	Libsyn	32

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