10 Best Documentary Podcasts Canada Edition 2026

1. The Canadian Gothic

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The Canadian Gothic uncovers Canada's most mysterious, unusual, and fascinating stories. The show dives deep into true crime, unsolved disappearances, paranormal encounters, and bizarre events using a blend of meticulous research, archival audio, interviews, and firsthand accounts. Each episode, whether a standalone mystery or part of an ongoing series, offers a richly woven narrative that brings Canada's most enigmatic cases to life.MORE Host Jordan Bonaparte
Producer/Network Jordan Bonaparte / Curiouscast
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Nova Scotia, Canada
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3.1KFacebook 69.1KTwitter 10.3KInstagram 17.8K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Ongoing History of New Music

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Ongoing History of New Music looks at things from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. It is Canada's most well known music documentary hosted by the legendary Alan Cross. Whatever the episode, you're definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.MORE Host Alan Cross
Producer/Network Curiouscast
Email ****@alancross.ca
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 4.2KFacebook 15.8KTwitter 258 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Atlantic Voice

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Atlantic Voice is the home of east coast documentary storytelling. Settle in for thoughtful radio docs and interviews that dive deep into the people of Atlantic Canada and what they're up to.MORE Host Lindsay Bird
Producer/Network CBC
Email ****@cbc.ca
Location Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 34Facebook 1.2KTwitter 1.4K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. COMMONS

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COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country's dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Arshy Mann
Producer/Network Canadaland Beyond
Email ****@canadaland.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 1.7KFacebook 22KTwitter 8.5KInstagram 11.8K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Storylines

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A weekly documentary show for people who love narrative podcasts. These are stories you can't stop thinking about. That you'll tell your friends about. And that will help you understand what's going on in Canada, and why. Every week a journalist follows one story, meets the people at its centre, and makes it make sense. Sometimes it's about people living out the headlines in real life. Sometimes it's about someone you've never heard of, living through something you had no idea was happening. Either way, you'll go somewhere, meet someone, get the context, and learn something new...MORE Host Acey Rowe
Producer/Network CBC STORIES
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 418Facebook 4.4KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Three Dudes and a Doc Podcast

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Three documentary loving Dudes set out on a quest to CONQUER ALL DOCUMENTARIES! Well not really....we just love watching and talking about documentary movies! Each week features a new film where we give our most (usually) outrageous thoughts on the movie. Sometimes we have a special guest related to the movie we covered. Send us suggestions for movies you want to hear us cover!Join us on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/threedudespod and on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThreeDudesAndADocMORE Producer/Network ThreeDudesAndADoc
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Belleville, Ontario, Canada
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 97Twitter 114 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Queer Legends: An Oral History Podcast

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Season-2 tells the The True Story of Canada's LGBT Purge in a landmark eight part documentary series. It's the first documentary to share the full extent of Canada's anti-homosexual campaigns from WW1 to today, based on our research of thousands of pages of newly declassified documents released through the LGBT Purge class-action settlement. From ridiculous to shocking, you'll hear amazing true stories from courageous survivors; academics; researchers; former MPs, cabinet ministers and a retired Chief of Defence Staff...MORE Host Shawn Dearn
Producer/Network Shawn Dearn
Email ****@secretagents.ca
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 45Twitter 2.5K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Invisible Institutions

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Invisible Institutions is a new documentary podcast exploring the past and present of institutions for people labelled with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Canada
Producer/Network Megan Q. Linton
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 37 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact