Canton Charter Township
Wayne County, Michigan
Last verified September 17, 2026
Canton Charter Township is a jurisdiction in Wayne County, Michigan, with an online portal for searching and pulling active or historical building permits. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 734-394-5200
- buildinginspectionservices@cantonmi.gov
- Department Site
- Building & Inspection Services (opens in a new tab)
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
Canton Charter Township1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
Township handles building/inspection services directly. BS&A Online is used for mechanical, plumbing, and select compliance/building permits; a separate CityView Portal exists for permit/inspection search (found via search result listing, not independently re-fetched to confirm current status).
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Canton Charter Township's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
More in Wayne County
See Wayne County property and court records →
Other building permit jurisdictions in Wayne County:
- City of Allen Park
- City of Belleville
- Brownstown Charter Township
- City of Dearborn
- City of Dearborn Heights
- City of Detroit
- City of Ecorse
- City of Flat Rock
- City of Garden City
- City of Gibraltar
- Grosse Ile Township
- City of Grosse Pointe
- City of Grosse Pointe Farms
- City of Grosse Pointe Park
- City of Grosse Pointe Woods
- City of Hamtramck
- City of Harper Woods
- City of Highland Park