diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx
index 7ebfdda743a97..f746a24e9b261 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ import { ACTION_VALUE_CLICK } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/public/actio
 import { init as initStatsReporter } from './lib/ui_metric';
 
 import { CapabilitiesStrings } from '../i18n';
+
+import { startServices, stopServices, services } from './services';
+
 const { ReadOnlyBadge: strings } = CapabilitiesStrings;
 
 let restoreAction: ActionByType<any> | undefined;
@@ -51,8 +54,14 @@ export const renderApp = (
   { element }: AppMountParameters,
   canvasStore: Store
 ) => {
+  const canvasServices = Object.entries(services).reduce((reduction, [key, provider]) => {
+    reduction[key] = provider.getService();
+
+    return reduction;
+  }, {} as Record<string, any>);
+
   ReactDOM.render(
-    <KibanaContextProvider services={{ ...plugins, ...coreStart }}>
+    <KibanaContextProvider services={{ ...plugins, ...coreStart, canvas: canvasServices }}>
       <I18nProvider>
         <Provider store={canvasStore}>
           <App />
@@ -71,6 +80,8 @@ export const initializeCanvas = async (
   startPlugins: CanvasStartDeps,
   registries: SetupRegistries
 ) => {
+  startServices(coreSetup, coreStart, setupPlugins, startPlugins);
+
   // Create Store
   const canvasStore = await createStore(coreSetup, setupPlugins);
 
@@ -130,6 +141,7 @@ export const initializeCanvas = async (
 };
 
 export const teardownCanvas = (coreStart: CoreStart, startPlugins: CanvasStartDeps) => {
+  stopServices();
   destroyRegistries();
   resetInterpreter();
 
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/apps/workpad/routes.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/apps/workpad/routes.js
index 718443fcdd990..4e3920bf34f67 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/apps/workpad/routes.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/apps/workpad/routes.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../../i18n';
 import * as workpadService from '../../lib/workpad_service';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
+import { notifyService } from '../../services';
 import { getBaseBreadcrumb, getWorkpadBreadcrumb, setBreadcrumb } from '../../lib/breadcrumbs';
 import { getDefaultWorkpad } from '../../state/defaults';
 import { setWorkpad } from '../../state/actions/workpad';
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ export const routes = [
             dispatch(resetAssets());
             router.redirectTo('loadWorkpad', { id: newWorkpad.id, page: 1 });
           } catch (err) {
-            notify.error(err, { title: strings.getCreateFailureErrorMessage() });
+            notifyService
+              .getService()
+              .error(err, { title: strings.getCreateFailureErrorMessage() });
             router.redirectTo('home');
           }
         },
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ export const routes = [
               // reset transient properties when changing workpads
               dispatch(setZoomScale(1));
             } catch (err) {
-              notify.error(err, { title: strings.getLoadFailureErrorMessage() });
+              notifyService
+                .getService()
+                .error(err, { title: strings.getLoadFailureErrorMessage() });
               return router.redirectTo('home');
             }
           }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/asset_manager.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/asset_manager.tsx
index 479e9287d7adf..c27f0c002c3d1 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/asset_manager.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/asset_manager.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { AssetModal } from './asset_modal';
 
 const { AssetManager: strings } = ComponentStrings;
 
-interface Props {
+export interface Props {
   /** A list of assets, if available */
   assetValues: AssetType[];
   /** Function to invoke when an asset is selected to be added as an element to the workpad */
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/index.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/index.js
rename to x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/index.ts
index 6c05eec0c3c09..3fd34d6d2a9bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/asset_manager/index.ts
@@ -8,29 +8,36 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { compose, withProps } from 'recompose';
 import { set, get } from 'lodash';
 import { fromExpression, toExpression } from '@kbn/interpreter/common';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
 import { getAssets } from '../../state/selectors/assets';
+// @ts-ignore Untyped local
 import { removeAsset, createAsset } from '../../state/actions/assets';
+// @ts-ignore Untyped local
 import { elementsRegistry } from '../../lib/elements_registry';
+// @ts-ignore Untyped local
 import { addElement } from '../../state/actions/elements';
 import { getSelectedPage } from '../../state/selectors/workpad';
 import { encode } from '../../../common/lib/dataurl';
 import { getId } from '../../lib/get_id';
+// @ts-ignore Untyped Local
 import { findExistingAsset } from '../../lib/find_existing_asset';
 import { VALID_IMAGE_TYPES } from '../../../common/lib/constants';
-import { AssetManager as Component } from './asset_manager';
+import { withKibana } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
+import { WithKibanaProps } from '../../';
+import { AssetManager as Component, Props as AssetManagerProps } from './asset_manager';
 
-const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+import { State, ExpressionAstExpression, AssetType } from '../../../types';
+
+const mapStateToProps = (state: State) => ({
   assets: getAssets(state),
   selectedPage: getSelectedPage(state),
 });
 
-const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
-  onAddImageElement: pageId => assetId => {
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: (action: any) => void) => ({
+  onAddImageElement: (pageId: string) => (assetId: string) => {
     const imageElement = elementsRegistry.get('image');
     const elementAST = fromExpression(imageElement.expression);
     const selector = ['chain', '0', 'arguments', 'dataurl'];
-    const subExp = [
+    const subExp: ExpressionAstExpression[] = [
       {
         type: 'expression',
         chain: [
@@ -44,11 +51,11 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
         ],
       },
     ];
-    const newAST = set(elementAST, selector, subExp);
+    const newAST = set<ExpressionAstExpression>(elementAST, selector, subExp);
     imageElement.expression = toExpression(newAST);
     dispatch(addElement(pageId, imageElement));
   },
-  onAssetAdd: (type, content) => {
+  onAssetAdd: (type: string, content: string) => {
     // make the ID here and pass it into the action
     const assetId = getId('asset');
     dispatch(createAsset(type, content, assetId));
@@ -56,10 +63,14 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
     // then return the id, so the caller knows the id that will be created
     return assetId;
   },
-  onAssetDelete: assetId => dispatch(removeAsset(assetId)),
+  onAssetDelete: (assetId: string) => dispatch(removeAsset(assetId)),
 });
 
-const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
+const mergeProps = (
+  stateProps: ReturnType<typeof mapStateToProps>,
+  dispatchProps: ReturnType<typeof mapDispatchToProps>,
+  ownProps: AssetManagerProps
+) => {
   const { assets, selectedPage } = stateProps;
   const { onAssetAdd } = dispatchProps;
   const assetValues = Object.values(assets); // pull values out of assets object
@@ -70,16 +81,16 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
     onAddImageElement: dispatchProps.onAddImageElement(stateProps.selectedPage),
     selectedPage,
     assetValues,
-    onAssetAdd: file => {
+    onAssetAdd: (file: File) => {
       const [type, subtype] = get(file, 'type', '').split('/');
       if (type === 'image' && VALID_IMAGE_TYPES.indexOf(subtype) >= 0) {
         return encode(file).then(dataurl => {
-          const type = 'dataurl';
-          const existingId = findExistingAsset(type, dataurl, assetValues);
+          const dataurlType = 'dataurl';
+          const existingId = findExistingAsset(dataurlType, dataurl, assetValues);
           if (existingId) {
             return existingId;
           }
-          return onAssetAdd(type, dataurl);
+          return onAssetAdd(dataurlType, dataurl);
         });
       }
 
@@ -88,7 +99,11 @@ const mergeProps = (stateProps, dispatchProps, ownProps) => {
   };
 };
 
-export const AssetManager = compose(
+export const AssetManager = compose<any, any>(
   connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps, mergeProps),
-  withProps({ onAssetCopy: asset => notify.success(`Copied '${asset.id}' to clipboard`) })
+  withKibana,
+  withProps(({ kibana }: WithKibanaProps) => ({
+    onAssetCopy: (asset: AssetType) =>
+      kibana.services.canvas.notify.success(`Copied '${asset.id}' to clipboard`),
+  }))
 )(Component);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/render_with_fn/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/render_with_fn/index.js
index 68c3ba79dd488..cc234d2287c0c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/render_with_fn/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/render_with_fn/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { compose, withProps, withPropsOnChange } from 'recompose';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import isEqual from 'react-fast-compare';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
+import { withKibana } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
 import { RenderWithFn as Component } from './render_with_fn';
 import { ElementHandlers } from './lib/handlers';
 
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ export const RenderWithFn = compose(
       handlers: Object.assign(new ElementHandlers(), handlers),
     })
   ),
-  withProps({
-    onError: notify.error,
-  })
+  withKibana,
+  withProps(props => ({
+    onError: props.kibana.services.canvas.notify.error,
+  }))
 )(Component);
 
 RenderWithFn.propTypes = {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/index.ts
index bb088ad4e0de1..60d1d7462daa9 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/index.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import { camelCase } from 'lodash';
 // @ts-ignore Untyped local
 import { cloneSubgraphs } from '../../lib/clone_subgraphs';
 import * as customElementService from '../../lib/custom_element_service';
-// @ts-ignore Untyped local
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
+import { withKibana } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
+import { WithKibanaProps } from '../../';
 // @ts-ignore Untyped local
 import { selectToplevelNodes } from '../../state/actions/transient';
 // @ts-ignore Untyped local
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch: Dispatch): DispatchProps => ({
 const mergeProps = (
   stateProps: StateProps,
   dispatchProps: DispatchProps,
-  ownProps: OwnPropsWithState
+  ownProps: OwnPropsWithState & WithKibanaProps
 ): ComponentProps => {
   const { pageId } = stateProps;
   const { onClose, search, setCustomElements } = ownProps;
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ const mergeProps = (
       try {
         await findCustomElements();
       } catch (err) {
-        notify.error(err, { title: `Couldn't find custom elements` });
+        ownProps.kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, {
+          title: `Couldn't find custom elements`,
+        });
       }
     },
     // remove custom element
@@ -101,7 +103,9 @@ const mergeProps = (
         await customElementService.remove(id);
         await findCustomElements();
       } catch (err) {
-        notify.error(err, { title: `Couldn't delete custom elements` });
+        ownProps.kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, {
+          title: `Couldn't delete custom elements`,
+        });
       }
     },
     // update custom element
@@ -115,13 +119,16 @@ const mergeProps = (
         });
         await findCustomElements();
       } catch (err) {
-        notify.error(err, { title: `Couldn't update custom elements` });
+        ownProps.kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, {
+          title: `Couldn't update custom elements`,
+        });
       }
     },
   };
 };
 
 export const SavedElementsModal = compose<ComponentProps, OwnProps>(
+  withKibana,
   withState('search', 'setSearch', ''),
   withState('customElements', 'setCustomElements', []),
   connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps, mergeProps)
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/index.ts
index 6ab419656a7ee..4377635acac88 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   getRenderedWorkpadExpressions,
 } from '../../../../state/selectors/workpad';
 // @ts-ignore Untyped local
-import { notify } from '../../../../lib/notify';
 import {
   downloadRenderedWorkpad,
   downloadRuntime,
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ export const ShareWebsiteFlyout = compose<ComponentProps, Pick<Props, 'onClose'>
       unsupportedRenderers,
       onClose,
       onCopy: () => {
-        notify.info(strings.getCopyShareConfigMessage());
+        kibana.services.canvas.notify.info(strings.getCopyShareConfigMessage());
       },
       onDownload: type => {
         switch (type) {
@@ -86,7 +85,9 @@ export const ShareWebsiteFlyout = compose<ComponentProps, Pick<Props, 'onClose'>
               .post(`${basePath}${API_ROUTE_SHAREABLE_ZIP}`, JSON.stringify(renderedWorkpad))
               .then(blob => downloadZippedRuntime(blob.data))
               .catch((err: Error) => {
-                notify.error(err, { title: strings.getShareableZipErrorTitle(workpad.name) });
+                kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, {
+                  title: strings.getShareableZipErrorTitle(workpad.name),
+                });
               });
             return;
           default:
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/index.ts
index 6b51e5d999e8b..d6565f0e43db7 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/index.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { compose, withProps } from 'recompose';
 import { jobCompletionNotifications } from '../../../../../../../plugins/reporting/public';
 import { getWorkpad, getPages } from '../../../state/selectors/workpad';
-// @ts-ignore Untyped local
-import { notify } from '../../../lib/notify';
 import { getWindow } from '../../../lib/get_window';
 import { downloadWorkpad } from '../../../lib/download_workpad';
 import { ShareMenu as Component, Props as ComponentProps } from './share_menu';
@@ -59,10 +57,10 @@ export const ShareMenu = compose<ComponentProps, {}>(
       onCopy: type => {
         switch (type) {
           case 'pdf':
-            notify.info(strings.getCopyPDFMessage());
+            kibana.services.canvas.notify.info(strings.getCopyPDFMessage());
             break;
           case 'reportingConfig':
-            notify.info(strings.getCopyReportingConfigMessage());
+            kibana.services.canvas.notify.info(strings.getCopyReportingConfigMessage());
             break;
           default:
             throw new Error(strings.getUnknownExportErrorMessage(type));
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ export const ShareMenu = compose<ComponentProps, {}>(
           case 'pdf':
             return createPdf(workpad, { pageCount }, kibana.services.http.basePath)
               .then(({ data }: { data: { job: { id: string } } }) => {
-                notify.info(strings.getExportPDFMessage(), {
+                kibana.services.canvas.notify.info(strings.getExportPDFMessage(), {
                   title: strings.getExportPDFTitle(workpad.name),
                 });
 
@@ -81,7 +79,9 @@ export const ShareMenu = compose<ComponentProps, {}>(
                 jobCompletionNotifications.add(data.job.id);
               })
               .catch((err: Error) => {
-                notify.error(err, { title: strings.getExportPDFErrorTitle(workpad.name) });
+                kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, {
+                  title: strings.getExportPDFErrorTitle(workpad.name),
+                });
               });
           case 'json':
             downloadWorkpad(workpad.id);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/view_menu/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/view_menu/index.ts
index c5aa8278ecf55..eee613183639c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/view_menu/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/view_menu/index.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { compose, withHandlers } from 'recompose';
 import { Dispatch } from 'redux';
 import { withKibana } from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public/';
 import { zoomHandlerCreators } from '../../../lib/app_handler_creators';
-// @ts-ignore Untyped local
-import { notify } from '../../../lib/notify';
 import { State, CanvasWorkpadBoundingBox } from '../../../../types';
 // @ts-ignore Untyped local
 import { fetchAllRenderables } from '../../../state/actions/elements';
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/index.js
index 226ad420535bd..9379379e54d97 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { compose, withState, getContext, withHandlers, withProps } from 'recompose';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import * as workpadService from '../../lib/workpad_service';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
 import { canUserWrite } from '../../state/selectors/app';
 import { getWorkpad } from '../../state/selectors/workpad';
 import { getId } from '../../lib/get_id';
@@ -32,7 +31,11 @@ export const WorkpadLoader = compose(
   }),
   connect(mapStateToProps),
   withState('workpads', 'setWorkpads', null),
-  withHandlers({
+  withKibana,
+  withProps(({ kibana }) => ({
+    notify: kibana.services.canvas.notify,
+  })),
+  withHandlers(({ kibana }) => ({
     // Workpad creation via navigation
     createWorkpad: props => async workpad => {
       // workpad data uploaded, create and load it
@@ -41,7 +44,9 @@ export const WorkpadLoader = compose(
           await workpadService.create(workpad);
           props.router.navigateTo('loadWorkpad', { id: workpad.id, page: 1 });
         } catch (err) {
-          notify.error(err, { title: errors.getUploadFailureErrorMessage() });
+          kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, {
+            title: errors.getUploadFailureErrorMessage(),
+          });
         }
         return;
       }
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ export const WorkpadLoader = compose(
         const workpads = await workpadService.find(text);
         setWorkpads(workpads);
       } catch (err) {
-        notify.error(err, { title: errors.getFindFailureErrorMessage() });
+        kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, { title: errors.getFindFailureErrorMessage() });
       }
     },
 
@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ export const WorkpadLoader = compose(
         await workpadService.create(workpad);
         props.router.navigateTo('loadWorkpad', { id: workpad.id, page: 1 });
       } catch (err) {
-        notify.error(err, { title: errors.getCloneFailureErrorMessage() });
+        kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, { title: errors.getCloneFailureErrorMessage() });
       }
     },
 
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ export const WorkpadLoader = compose(
       return Promise.all(removeWorkpads).then(results => {
         let redirectHome = false;
 
-        const [passes, errors] = results.reduce(
+        const [passes, errored] = results.reduce(
           ([passes, errors], result) => {
             if (result.id === loadedWorkpad && !result.err) {
               redirectHome = true;
@@ -116,8 +121,8 @@ export const WorkpadLoader = compose(
           workpads: remainingWorkpads,
         };
 
-        if (errors.length > 0) {
-          notify.error(errors.getDeleteFailureErrorMessage());
+        if (errored.length > 0) {
+          kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(errors.getDeleteFailureErrorMessage());
         }
 
         setWorkpads(workpadState);
@@ -126,11 +131,10 @@ export const WorkpadLoader = compose(
           props.router.navigateTo('home');
         }
 
-        return errors.map(({ id }) => id);
+        return errored.map(({ id }) => id);
       });
     },
-  }),
-  withKibana,
+  })),
   withProps(props => ({
     formatDate: date => {
       const dateFormat = props.kibana.services.uiSettings.get('dateFormat');
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/upload_workpad.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/upload_workpad.js
index a7fcf7449ce40..fd25fb03a9ca9 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/upload_workpad.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/upload_workpad.js
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 
 import { get } from 'lodash';
 import { getId } from '../../lib/get_id';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../../i18n';
 
 const { WorkpadFileUpload: errors } = ErrorStrings;
 
-export const uploadWorkpad = (file, onUpload) => {
+export const uploadWorkpad = (file, onUpload, notify) => {
   if (!file) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_dropzone/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_dropzone/index.js
index ac716d37f532d..ab0c064d5ef07 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_dropzone/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_dropzone/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { compose, withHandlers } from 'recompose';
-import { notify } from '../../../lib/notify';
 import { uploadWorkpad } from '../upload_workpad';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../../../i18n';
 import { WorkpadDropzone as Component } from './workpad_dropzone';
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import { WorkpadDropzone as Component } from './workpad_dropzone';
 const { WorkpadFileUpload: errors } = ErrorStrings;
 
 export const WorkpadDropzone = compose(
-  withHandlers({
+  withHandlers(({ notify }) => ({
     onDropAccepted: ({ onUpload }) => ([file]) => uploadWorkpad(file, onUpload),
     onDropRejected: () => ([file]) => {
       notify.warning(errors.getAcceptJSONOnlyErrorMessage(), {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ export const WorkpadDropzone = compose(
           : errors.getFileUploadFailureWithoutFileNameErrorMessage(),
       });
     },
-  })
+  }))
 )(Component);
 
 WorkpadDropzone.propTypes = {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_loader.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_loader.js
index 04378e5603c4b..cb5af27144c7f 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_loader.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_loader/workpad_loader.js
@@ -249,7 +249,11 @@ export class WorkpadLoader extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <Fragment>
-        <WorkpadDropzone onUpload={this.onUpload} disabled={createPending || !canUserWrite}>
+        <WorkpadDropzone
+          onUpload={this.onUpload}
+          disabled={createPending || !canUserWrite}
+          notify={this.props.notify}
+        >
           <EuiBasicTable
             items={rows}
             itemId="id"
@@ -327,7 +331,7 @@ export class WorkpadLoader extends React.PureComponent {
         compressed
         className="canvasWorkpad__upload--compressed"
         initialPromptText={strings.getFilePickerPlaceholder()}
-        onChange={([file]) => uploadWorkpad(file, this.onUpload)}
+        onChange={([file]) => uploadWorkpad(file, this.onUpload, this.props.notify)}
         accept="application/json"
         disabled={createPending || !canUserWrite}
       />
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_templates/index.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_templates/index.js
index 139d0f283bf1a..1890ca1f9d2d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_templates/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_templates/index.js
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { compose, getContext, withHandlers, withProps } from 'recompose';
 import * as workpadService from '../../lib/workpad_service';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
 import { getId } from '../../lib/get_id';
 import { templatesRegistry } from '../../lib/templates_registry';
+import { withKibana } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
 import { WorkpadTemplates as Component } from './workpad_templates';
 
 export const WorkpadTemplates = compose(
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ export const WorkpadTemplates = compose(
   withProps(() => ({
     templates: templatesRegistry.toJS(),
   })),
-  withHandlers({
+  withKibana,
+  withHandlers(({ kibana }) => ({
     // Clone workpad given an id
     cloneWorkpad: props => workpad => {
       workpad.id = getId('workpad');
@@ -31,7 +32,9 @@ export const WorkpadTemplates = compose(
       return workpadService
         .create(workpad)
         .then(() => props.router.navigateTo('loadWorkpad', { id: workpad.id, page: 1 }))
-        .catch(err => notify.error(err, { title: `Couldn't clone workpad template` }));
+        .catch(err =>
+          kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, { title: `Couldn't clone workpad template` })
+        );
     },
-  })
+  }))
 )(Component);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/index.ts
index b8358bfe022e6..b053920fec6e4 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   CoreStart,
 } from '../../../../../src/core/public';
 import { CanvasSetup, CanvasStart, CanvasSetupDeps, CanvasStartDeps, CanvasPlugin } from './plugin';
+import { CanvasServices } from './services';
 
 export const plugin: PluginInitializer<
   CanvasSetup,
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export const plugin: PluginInitializer<
 
 export interface WithKibanaProps {
   kibana: {
-    services: CoreStart & CanvasStartDeps;
+    services: CoreStart & CanvasStartDeps & { canvas: CanvasServices };
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts
index e4866641fd9e1..fb038d8b6ace2 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 import fileSaver from 'file-saver';
 import { API_ROUTE_SHAREABLE_RUNTIME_DOWNLOAD } from '../../common/lib/constants';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../i18n';
-// @ts-ignore untyped local
-import { notify } from './notify';
+import { notifyService } from '../services';
 // @ts-ignore untyped local
 import * as workpadService from './workpad_service';
 import { CanvasRenderedWorkpad } from '../../shareable_runtime/types';
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export const downloadWorkpad = async (workpadId: string) => {
     const jsonBlob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(workpad)], { type: 'application/json' });
     fileSaver.saveAs(jsonBlob, `canvas-workpad-${workpad.name}-${workpad.id}.json`);
   } catch (err) {
-    notify.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadFailureErrorMessage() });
+    notifyService.getService().error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
 
@@ -32,7 +31,9 @@ export const downloadRenderedWorkpad = async (renderedWorkpad: CanvasRenderedWor
       `canvas-embed-workpad-${renderedWorkpad.name}-${renderedWorkpad.id}.json`
     );
   } catch (err) {
-    notify.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRenderedWorkpadFailureErrorMessage() });
+    notifyService
+      .getService()
+      .error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRenderedWorkpadFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
 
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ export const downloadRuntime = async (basePath: string) => {
     window.open(path);
     return;
   } catch (err) {
-    notify.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
+    notifyService
+      .getService()
+      .error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
 
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ export const downloadZippedRuntime = async (data: any) => {
     const zip = new Blob([data], { type: 'octet/stream' });
     fileSaver.saveAs(zip, 'canvas-workpad-embed.zip');
   } catch (err) {
-    notify.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadZippedRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
+    notifyService
+      .getService()
+      .error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadZippedRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts
index bce6bc51b366c..a8744b4820842 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { Http2ServerResponse } from 'http2';
 import { camelCase } from 'lodash';
 // @ts-ignore unconverted local file
 import { getClipboardData, setClipboardData } from './clipboard';
 // @ts-ignore unconverted local file
 import { cloneSubgraphs } from './clone_subgraphs';
-// @ts-ignore unconverted local file
-import { notify } from './notify';
+import { notifyService } from '../services';
 import * as customElementService from './custom_element_service';
 import { getId } from './get_id';
 import { PositionedElement } from '../../types';
@@ -86,15 +84,17 @@ export const basicHandlerCreators = {
       customElementService
         .create(customElement)
         .then(() =>
-          notify.success(
-            `Custom element '${customElement.displayName || customElement.id}' was saved`,
-            {
-              'data-test-subj': 'canvasCustomElementCreate-success',
-            }
-          )
+          notifyService
+            .getService()
+            .success(
+              `Custom element '${customElement.displayName || customElement.id}' was saved`,
+              {
+                'data-test-subj': 'canvasCustomElementCreate-success',
+              }
+            )
         )
-        .catch((result: Http2ServerResponse) =>
-          notify.warning(result, {
+        .catch((error: Error) =>
+          notifyService.getService().warning(error, {
             title: `Custom element '${customElement.displayName ||
               customElement.id}' was not saved`,
           })
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ export const clipboardHandlerCreators = {
     if (selectedNodes.length) {
       setClipboardData({ selectedNodes });
       removeNodes(selectedNodes.map(extractId), pageId);
-      notify.success('Cut element to clipboard');
+      notifyService.getService().success('Cut element to clipboard');
     }
   },
   copyNodes: ({ selectedNodes }: Props) => (): void => {
     if (selectedNodes.length) {
       setClipboardData({ selectedNodes });
-      notify.success('Copied element to clipboard');
+      notifyService.getService().success('Copied element to clipboard');
     }
   },
   pasteNodes: ({ insertNodes, pageId, selectToplevelNodes }: Props) => (): void => {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts
index 32f4fe041423c..6aa4968f29155 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import { API_ROUTE } from '../../common/lib/constants';
 // @ts-ignore untyped local
 import { fetch } from '../../common/lib/fetch';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../i18n';
-// @ts-ignore untyped local
-import { notify } from './notify';
+import { notifyService } from '../services';
 import { getCoreStart } from '../legacy';
 
 const { esService: strings } = ErrorStrings;
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ export const getFields = (index = '_all') => {
         .sort()
     )
     .catch((err: Error) =>
-      notify.error(err, {
+      notifyService.getService().error(err, {
         title: strings.getFieldsFetchErrorMessage(index),
       })
     );
@@ -57,7 +56,9 @@ export const getIndices = () =>
         return savedObject.attributes.title;
       });
     })
-    .catch((err: Error) => notify.error(err, { title: strings.getIndicesFetchErrorMessage() }));
+    .catch((err: Error) =>
+      notifyService.getService().error(err, { title: strings.getIndicesFetchErrorMessage() })
+    );
 
 export const getDefaultIndex = () => {
   const defaultIndexId = getAdvancedSettings().get('defaultIndex');
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ export const getDefaultIndex = () => {
     ? getSavedObjectsClient()
         .get<IndexPatternAttributes>('index-pattern', defaultIndexId)
         .then(defaultIndex => defaultIndex.attributes.title)
-        .catch(err => notify.error(err, { title: strings.getDefaultIndexFetchErrorMessage() }))
+        .catch(err =>
+          notifyService
+            .getService()
+            .error(err, { title: strings.getDefaultIndexFetchErrorMessage() })
+        )
     : Promise.resolve('');
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/notify.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/notify.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 64876a02a3c64..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/notify.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import { get } from 'lodash';
-import { getCoreStart, getStartPlugins } from '../legacy';
-
-const getToastNotifications = function() {
-  return getCoreStart().notifications.toasts;
-};
-
-const formatMsg = function(...args) {
-  return getStartPlugins().__LEGACY.formatMsg(...args);
-};
-
-const getToast = (err, opts = {}) => {
-  const errData = get(err, 'response') || err;
-  const errMsg = formatMsg(errData);
-  const { title, ...rest } = opts;
-  let text = null;
-
-  if (title) {
-    text = errMsg;
-  }
-
-  return {
-    ...rest,
-    title: title || errMsg,
-    text,
-  };
-};
-
-export const notify = {
-  /*
-   * @param {(string | Object)} err: message or Error object
-   * @param {Object} opts: option to override toast title or icon, see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/master/src/legacy/ui/public/notify/toasts/TOAST_NOTIFICATIONS.md
-   */
-  error(err, opts) {
-    getToastNotifications().addDanger(getToast(err, opts));
-  },
-  warning(err, opts) {
-    getToastNotifications().addWarning(getToast(err, opts));
-  },
-  info(err, opts) {
-    getToastNotifications().add(getToast(err, opts));
-  },
-  success(err, opts) {
-    getToastNotifications().addSuccess(getToast(err, opts));
-  },
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts
index fbbaf0ccf280e..df338f40e08d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 
 import { fromExpression, getType } from '@kbn/interpreter/common';
 import { ExpressionValue, ExpressionAstExpression } from 'src/plugins/expressions/public';
-// @ts-ignore Untyped Local
-import { notify } from './notify';
+import { notifyService } from '../services';
 
 import { CanvasStartDeps, CanvasSetupDeps } from '../plugin';
 
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ export async function runInterpreter(
 
     throw new Error(`Ack! I don't know how to render a '${getType(renderable)}'`);
   } catch (err) {
-    notify.error(err);
+    notifyService.getService().error(err);
     throw err;
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/services/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/services/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..12c0a687bf308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/services/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { CoreSetup, CoreStart } from '../../../../../../src/core/public';
+import { CanvasSetupDeps, CanvasStartDeps } from '../plugin';
+import { notifyServiceFactory } from './notify';
+
+export type CanvasServiceFactory<Service> = (
+  coreSetup: CoreSetup,
+  coreStart: CoreStart,
+  canvasSetupPlugins: CanvasSetupDeps,
+  canvasStartPlugins: CanvasStartDeps
+) => Service;
+
+class CanvasServiceProvider<Service> {
+  private factory: CanvasServiceFactory<Service>;
+  private service: Service | undefined;
+
+  constructor(factory: CanvasServiceFactory<Service>) {
+    this.factory = factory;
+  }
+
+  start(
+    coreSetup: CoreSetup,
+    coreStart: CoreStart,
+    canvasSetupPlugins: CanvasSetupDeps,
+    canvasStartPlugins: CanvasStartDeps
+  ) {
+    this.service = this.factory(coreSetup, coreStart, canvasSetupPlugins, canvasStartPlugins);
+  }
+
+  getService(): Service {
+    if (!this.service) {
+      throw new Error('Service not ready');
+    }
+
+    return this.service;
+  }
+
+  stop() {
+    this.service = undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+export type ServiceFromProvider<P> = P extends CanvasServiceProvider<infer T> ? T : never;
+
+export const services = {
+  notify: new CanvasServiceProvider(notifyServiceFactory),
+};
+
+export interface CanvasServices {
+  notify: ServiceFromProvider<typeof services.notify>;
+}
+
+export const startServices = (
+  coreSetup: CoreSetup,
+  coreStart: CoreStart,
+  canvasSetupPlugins: CanvasSetupDeps,
+  canvasStartPlugins: CanvasStartDeps
+) => {
+  Object.entries(services).forEach(([key, provider]) =>
+    provider.start(coreSetup, coreStart, canvasSetupPlugins, canvasStartPlugins)
+  );
+};
+
+export const stopServices = () => {
+  Object.entries(services).forEach(([key, provider]) => provider.stop());
+};
+
+export const { notify: notifyService } = services;
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/services/notify.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/services/notify.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3e18e2178a818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/services/notify.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { get } from 'lodash';
+import { CanvasServiceFactory } from '.';
+import { formatMsg } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_legacy/public';
+import { ToastInputFields } from '../../../../../../src/core/public';
+
+const getToast = (err: Error | string, opts: ToastInputFields = {}) => {
+  const errData = (get(err, 'response') || err) as Error | string;
+  const errMsg = formatMsg(errData);
+  const { title, ...rest } = opts;
+  let text;
+
+  if (title) {
+    text = errMsg;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...rest,
+    title: title || errMsg,
+    text,
+  };
+};
+
+interface NotifyService {
+  error: (err: string | Error, opts?: ToastInputFields) => void;
+  warning: (err: string | Error, opts?: ToastInputFields) => void;
+  info: (err: string | Error, opts?: ToastInputFields) => void;
+  success: (err: string | Error, opts?: ToastInputFields) => void;
+}
+
+export const notifyServiceFactory: CanvasServiceFactory<NotifyService> = (setup, start) => {
+  const toasts = start.notifications.toasts;
+
+  return {
+    /*
+     * @param {(string | Object)} err: message or Error object
+     * @param {Object} opts: option to override toast title or icon, see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/master/src/legacy/ui/public/notify/toasts/TOAST_NOTIFICATIONS.md
+     */
+    error(err, opts) {
+      toasts.addDanger(getToast(err, opts));
+    },
+    warning(err, opts) {
+      toasts.addWarning(getToast(err, opts));
+    },
+    info(err, opts) {
+      toasts.add(getToast(err, opts));
+    },
+    success(err, opts) {
+      toasts.addSuccess(getToast(err, opts));
+    },
+  };
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js
index 1798aaab22f06..f4a3393b8962d 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import { getPages, getNodeById, getNodes, getSelectedPageIndex } from '../select
 import { getValue as getResolvedArgsValue } from '../selectors/resolved_args';
 import { getDefaultElement } from '../defaults';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../../i18n';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
 import { runInterpreter, interpretAst } from '../../lib/run_interpreter';
 import { subMultitree } from '../../lib/aeroelastic/functional';
+import { services } from '../../services';
 import { selectToplevelNodes } from './transient';
 import * as args from './resolved_args';
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ const fetchRenderableWithContextFn = ({ dispatch }, element, ast, context) => {
       dispatch(getAction(renderable));
     })
     .catch(err => {
-      notify.error(err);
+      services.notify.getService().error(err);
       dispatch(getAction(err));
     });
 };
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export const fetchAllRenderables = createThunk(
         return runInterpreter(ast, null, { castToRender: true })
           .then(renderable => ({ path: argumentPath, value: renderable }))
           .catch(err => {
-            notify.error(err);
+            services.notify.getService().error(err);
             return { path: argumentPath, value: err };
           });
       });
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ const setAst = createThunk('setAst', ({ dispatch }, ast, element, pageId, doRend
     const expression = toExpression(ast);
     dispatch(setExpression(expression, element.id, pageId, doRender));
   } catch (err) {
-    notify.error(err);
+    services.notify.getService().error(err);
 
     // TODO: remove this, may have been added just to cause a re-render, but why?
     dispatch(setExpression(element.expression, element.id, pageId, doRender));
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js
index bcbfc3544981a..a197cdf893244 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { setAssets, resetAssets } from '../actions/assets';
 import * as transientActions from '../actions/transient';
 import * as resolvedArgsActions from '../actions/resolved_args';
 import { update, updateAssets, updateWorkpad } from '../../lib/workpad_service';
-import { notify } from '../../lib/notify';
+import { services } from '../../services';
 import { canUserWrite } from '../selectors/app';
 
 const { esPersist: strings } = ErrorStrings;
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ export const esPersistMiddleware = ({ getState }) => {
       const statusCode = err.response && err.response.status;
       switch (statusCode) {
         case 400:
-          return notify.error(err.response, {
+          return services.notify.getService().error(err.response, {
             title: strings.getSaveFailureTitle(),
           });
         case 413:
-          return notify.error(strings.getTooLargeErrorMessage(), {
+          return services.notify.getService().error(strings.getTooLargeErrorMessage(), {
             title: strings.getSaveFailureTitle(),
           });
         default:
-          return notify.error(err, {
+          return services.notify.getService().error(err, {
             title: strings.getUpdateFailureTitle(),
           });
       }