diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/function_reference_generator/function_reference_generator.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/function_reference_generator/function_reference_generator.tsx
index 6f98baf944ba..81532816d9c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/function_reference_generator/function_reference_generator.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/function_reference_generator/function_reference_generator.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import { ExpressionFunction } from 'src/plugins/expressions';
 import { EuiButtonEmpty } from '@elastic/eui';
 import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard';
-import { notifyService } from '../../services';
+import { useNotifyService } from '../../services';
 import { generateFunctionReference } from './generate_function_reference';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -17,16 +17,15 @@ interface Props {
 }
 
 export const FunctionReferenceGenerator: FC<Props> = ({ functionRegistry }) => {
+  const notifyService = useNotifyService();
   const functionDefinitions = Object.values(functionRegistry);
 
   const copyDocs = () => {
     copy(generateFunctionReference(functionDefinitions));
-    notifyService
-      .getService()
-      .success(
-        `Please paste updated docs into '/kibana/docs/canvas/canvas-function-reference.asciidoc' and commit your changes.`,
-        { title: 'Copied function docs to clipboard' }
-      );
+    notifyService.success(
+      `Please paste updated docs into '/kibana/docs/canvas/canvas-function-reference.asciidoc' and commit your changes.`,
+      { title: 'Copied function docs to clipboard' }
+    );
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/saved_elements_modal.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/saved_elements_modal.ts
index 9b592d402f84..524c1a48b6ce 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/saved_elements_modal.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/saved_elements_modal/saved_elements_modal.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { compose, withState } from 'recompose';
 import { camelCase } from 'lodash';
 import { cloneSubgraphs } from '../../lib/clone_subgraphs';
 import * as customElementService from '../../lib/custom_element_service';
-import { withServices, WithServicesProps } from '../../services';
+import { withServices, WithServicesProps, pluginServices } from '../../services';
 // @ts-expect-error untyped local
 import { selectToplevelNodes } from '../../state/actions/transient';
 // @ts-expect-error untyped local
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const mergeProps = (
   dispatchProps: DispatchProps,
   ownProps: OwnPropsWithState & WithServicesProps
 ): ComponentProps => {
+  const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
   const { pageId } = stateProps;
   const { onClose, search, setCustomElements } = ownProps;
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ const mergeProps = (
       try {
         await findCustomElements();
       } catch (err) {
-        ownProps.services.notify.error(err, {
+        notifyService.error(err, {
           title: `Couldn't find custom elements`,
         });
       }
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ const mergeProps = (
         await customElementService.remove(id);
         await findCustomElements();
       } catch (err) {
-        ownProps.services.notify.error(err, {
+        notifyService.error(err, {
           title: `Couldn't delete custom elements`,
         });
       }
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ const mergeProps = (
         });
         await findCustomElements();
       } catch (err) {
-        ownProps.services.notify.error(err, {
+        notifyService.error(err, {
           title: `Couldn't update custom elements`,
         });
       }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/flyout.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/flyout.ts
index 65c9d6598578..9b9c3d3dfee9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/flyout.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/workpad_header/share_menu/flyout/flyout.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { withKibana } from '../../../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/pub
 import { OnCloseFn } from '../share_menu.component';
 import { ZIP } from '../../../../../i18n/constants';
 import { WithKibanaProps } from '../../../../index';
+import { pluginServices } from '../../../../services';
 
 export { OnDownloadFn, OnCopyFn } from './flyout.component';
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export const ShareWebsiteFlyout = compose<ComponentProps, Pick<Props, 'onClose'>
       unsupportedRenderers,
       onClose,
       onCopy: () => {
-        kibana.services.canvas.notify.info(strings.getCopyShareConfigMessage());
+        pluginServices.getServices().notify.info(strings.getCopyShareConfigMessage());
       },
       onDownload: (type) => {
         switch (type) {
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ 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) => {
-                kibana.services.canvas.notify.error(err, {
+                pluginServices.getServices().notify.error(err, {
                   title: strings.getShareableZipErrorTitle(workpad.name),
                 });
               });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts
index 8deda818a43d..a346de3322d0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/download_workpad.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 import fileSaver from 'file-saver';
 import { API_ROUTE_SHAREABLE_RUNTIME_DOWNLOAD } from '../../common/lib/constants';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../i18n';
-import { notifyService } from '../services';
+
+// TODO: clint - convert this whole file to hooks
+import { pluginServices } from '../services';
+
 // @ts-expect-error untyped local
 import * as workpadService from './workpad_service';
 import { CanvasRenderedWorkpad } from '../../shareable_runtime/types';
@@ -21,7 +24,8 @@ 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) {
-    notifyService.getService().error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadFailureErrorMessage() });
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+    notifyService.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
 
@@ -33,9 +37,8 @@ export const downloadRenderedWorkpad = async (renderedWorkpad: CanvasRenderedWor
       `canvas-embed-workpad-${renderedWorkpad.name}-${renderedWorkpad.id}.json`
     );
   } catch (err) {
-    notifyService
-      .getService()
-      .error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRenderedWorkpadFailureErrorMessage() });
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+    notifyService.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRenderedWorkpadFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
 
@@ -45,9 +48,8 @@ export const downloadRuntime = async (basePath: string) => {
     window.open(path);
     return;
   } catch (err) {
-    notifyService
-      .getService()
-      .error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+    notifyService.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
 
@@ -56,8 +58,7 @@ export const downloadZippedRuntime = async (data: any) => {
     const zip = new Blob([data], { type: 'octet/stream' });
     fileSaver.saveAs(zip, 'canvas-workpad-embed.zip');
   } catch (err) {
-    notifyService
-      .getService()
-      .error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadZippedRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+    notifyService.error(err, { title: strings.getDownloadZippedRuntimeFailureErrorMessage() });
   }
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts
index cdf9324e947d..a46252081e67 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/element_handler_creators.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import { camelCase } from 'lodash';
 import { getClipboardData, setClipboardData } from './clipboard';
 import { cloneSubgraphs } from './clone_subgraphs';
-import { notifyService } from '../services';
+import { pluginServices } from '../services';
 import * as customElementService from './custom_element_service';
 import { getId } from './get_id';
 import { PositionedElement } from '../../types';
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export const basicHandlerCreators = {
     description = '',
     image = ''
   ): void => {
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+
     if (selectedNodes.length) {
       const content = JSON.stringify({ selectedNodes });
       const customElement = {
@@ -83,17 +85,15 @@ export const basicHandlerCreators = {
       customElementService
         .create(customElement)
         .then(() =>
-          notifyService
-            .getService()
-            .success(
-              `Custom element '${customElement.displayName || customElement.id}' was saved`,
-              {
-                'data-test-subj': 'canvasCustomElementCreate-success',
-              }
-            )
+          notifyService.success(
+            `Custom element '${customElement.displayName || customElement.id}' was saved`,
+            {
+              'data-test-subj': 'canvasCustomElementCreate-success',
+            }
+          )
         )
         .catch((error: Error) =>
-          notifyService.getService().warning(error, {
+          notifyService.warning(error, {
             title: `Custom element '${
               customElement.displayName || customElement.id
             }' was not saved`,
@@ -135,16 +135,20 @@ export const groupHandlerCreators = {
 // handlers for cut/copy/paste
 export const clipboardHandlerCreators = {
   cutNodes: ({ pageId, removeNodes, selectedNodes }: Props) => (): void => {
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+
     if (selectedNodes.length) {
       setClipboardData({ selectedNodes });
       removeNodes(selectedNodes.map(extractId), pageId);
-      notifyService.getService().success('Cut element to clipboard');
+      notifyService.success('Cut element to clipboard');
     }
   },
   copyNodes: ({ selectedNodes }: Props) => (): void => {
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+
     if (selectedNodes.length) {
       setClipboardData({ selectedNodes });
-      notifyService.getService().success('Copied element to clipboard');
+      notifyService.success('Copied element to clipboard');
     }
   },
   pasteNodes: ({ insertNodes, pageId, selectToplevelNodes }: Props) => (): void => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts
index 25b63bf26c5b..c1a4a17970ff 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/es_service.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
+// TODO - clint: convert to service abstraction
+
 import { IndexPatternAttributes } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
 
 import { API_ROUTE } from '../../common/lib/constants';
 import { fetch } from '../../common/lib/fetch';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../i18n';
-import { notifyService } from '../services';
+import { pluginServices } from '../services';
 import { platformService } from '../services';
 
 const { esService: strings } = ErrorStrings;
@@ -36,11 +38,12 @@ export const getFields = (index = '_all') => {
         .filter((field) => !field.startsWith('_')) // filters out meta fields
         .sort()
     )
-    .catch((err: Error) =>
-      notifyService.getService().error(err, {
+    .catch((err: Error) => {
+      const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+      notifyService.error(err, {
         title: strings.getFieldsFetchErrorMessage(index),
-      })
-    );
+      });
+    });
 };
 
 export const getIndices = () =>
@@ -56,9 +59,10 @@ export const getIndices = () =>
         return savedObject.attributes.title;
       });
     })
-    .catch((err: Error) =>
-      notifyService.getService().error(err, { title: strings.getIndicesFetchErrorMessage() })
-    );
+    .catch((err: Error) => {
+      const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+      notifyService.error(err, { title: strings.getIndicesFetchErrorMessage() });
+    });
 
 export const getDefaultIndex = () => {
   const defaultIndexId = getAdvancedSettings().get('defaultIndex');
@@ -67,10 +71,9 @@ export const getDefaultIndex = () => {
     ? getSavedObjectsClient()
         .get<IndexPatternAttributes>('index-pattern', defaultIndexId)
         .then((defaultIndex) => defaultIndex.attributes.title)
-        .catch((err) =>
-          notifyService
-            .getService()
-            .error(err, { title: strings.getDefaultIndexFetchErrorMessage() })
-        )
+        .catch((err) => {
+          const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+          notifyService.error(err, { title: strings.getDefaultIndexFetchErrorMessage() });
+        })
     : Promise.resolve('');
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts
index eb9be96c5367..149e90a8f6b7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/run_interpreter.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { fromExpression, getType } from '@kbn/interpreter/common';
 import { ExpressionValue, ExpressionAstExpression } from 'src/plugins/expressions/public';
-import { notifyService, expressionsService } from '../services';
+import { pluginServices, expressionsService } from '../services';
 
 interface Options {
   castToRender?: boolean;
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export async function runInterpreter(
 
     throw new Error(`Ack! I don't know how to render a '${getType(renderable)}'`);
   } catch (err) {
-    notifyService.getService().error(err);
+    const { error: displayError } = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+    displayError(err);
     throw err;
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/routes/workpad/workpad_route.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/routes/workpad/workpad_route.tsx
index 7683b3413f68..95caba08517e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/routes/workpad/workpad_route.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/routes/workpad/workpad_route.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { ExportApp } from '../../components/export_app';
 import { CanvasLoading } from '../../components/canvas_loading';
 // @ts-expect-error
 import { fetchAllRenderables } from '../../state/actions/elements';
-import { useServices } from '../../services';
+import { useNotifyService } from '../../services';
 import { CanvasWorkpad } from '../../../types';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../../i18n';
 import { useWorkpad } from './hooks/use_workpad';
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ const WorkpadLoaderComponent: FC<{
   children: (workpad: CanvasWorkpad) => JSX.Element;
 }> = ({ params, children, loadPages }) => {
   const [workpad, error] = useWorkpad(params.id, loadPages);
-  const services = useServices();
+  const notifyService = useNotifyService();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (error) {
-      services.notify.error(error, { title: strings.getLoadFailureErrorMessage() });
+      notifyService.error(error, { title: strings.getLoadFailureErrorMessage() });
     }
-  }, [error, services.notify]);
+  }, [error, notifyService]);
 
   if (error) {
     return <Redirect to="/" />;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/index.ts
index 49408fcec1ec..83a54a8a673a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/index.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ export * from './legacy';
 
 import { PluginServices } from '../../../../../src/plugins/presentation_util/public';
 import { CanvasWorkpadService } from './workpad';
+import { CanvasNotifyService } from './notify';
 
 export interface CanvasPluginServices {
   workpad: CanvasWorkpadService;
+  notify: CanvasNotifyService;
 }
 
 export const pluginServices = new PluginServices<CanvasPluginServices>();
 
 export const useWorkpadService = () => (() => pluginServices.getHooks().workpad.useService())();
+export const useNotifyService = () => (() => pluginServices.getHooks().notify.useService())();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/kibana/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/kibana/index.ts
index 99012003b3a1..7bb2be3f77e2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/kibana/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/kibana/index.ts
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/presentation_util/public';
 
 import { workpadServiceFactory } from './workpad';
+import { notifyServiceFactory } from './notify';
 import { CanvasPluginServices } from '..';
 import { CanvasStartDeps } from '../../plugin';
 
 export { workpadServiceFactory } from './workpad';
+export { notifyServiceFactory } from './notify';
 
 export const pluginServiceProviders: PluginServiceProviders<
   CanvasPluginServices,
   KibanaPluginServiceParams<CanvasStartDeps>
 > = {
   workpad: new PluginServiceProvider(workpadServiceFactory),
+  notify: new PluginServiceProvider(notifyServiceFactory),
 };
 
 export const pluginServiceRegistry = new PluginServiceRegistry<
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/notify.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/kibana/notify.ts
similarity index 74%
rename from x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/notify.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/kibana/notify.ts
index 22dcfa671d0b..0082b523d050 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/notify.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/kibana/notify.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,17 @@
  */
 
 import { get } from 'lodash';
-import { CanvasServiceFactory } from '.';
+import { KibanaPluginServiceFactory } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/presentation_util/public';
+
 import { formatMsg } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_legacy/public';
 import { ToastInputFields } from '../../../../../../src/core/public';
+import { CanvasStartDeps } from '../../plugin';
+import { CanvasNotifyService } from '../notify';
+
+export type CanvasNotifyServiceFactory = KibanaPluginServiceFactory<
+  CanvasNotifyService,
+  CanvasStartDeps
+>;
 
 const getToast = (err: Error | string, opts: ToastInputFields = {}) => {
   const errData = (get(err, 'response') || err) as Error | string;
@@ -28,15 +36,8 @@ const getToast = (err: Error | string, opts: ToastInputFields = {}) => {
   };
 };
 
-export 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;
+export const notifyServiceFactory: CanvasNotifyServiceFactory = ({ coreStart }) => {
+  const toasts = coreStart.notifications.toasts;
 
   return {
     /*
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/context.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/context.tsx
index 7a90c6870df4..dd2e45740f04 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/context.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/context.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export interface WithServicesProps {
 const defaultContextValue = {
   embeddables: {},
   expressions: {},
-  notify: {},
   platform: {},
   navLink: {},
   search: {},
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ export const useServices = () => useContext(context);
 export const usePlatformService = () => useServices().platform;
 export const useEmbeddablesService = () => useServices().embeddables;
 export const useExpressionsService = () => useServices().expressions;
-export const useNotifyService = () => useServices().notify;
 export const useNavLinkService = () => useServices().navLink;
 export const useLabsService = () => useServices().labs;
 
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ export const LegacyServicesProvider: FC<{
   const value = {
     embeddables: specifiedProviders.embeddables.getService(),
     expressions: specifiedProviders.expressions.getService(),
-    notify: specifiedProviders.notify.getService(),
     platform: specifiedProviders.platform.getService(),
     navLink: specifiedProviders.navLink.getService(),
     search: specifiedProviders.search.getService(),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/index.ts
index e23057daa735..763fd657ad80 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { CoreSetup, CoreStart, AppUpdater } from '../../../../../../src/core/public';
 import { CanvasSetupDeps, CanvasStartDeps } from '../../plugin';
-import { notifyServiceFactory } from './notify';
 import { platformServiceFactory } from './platform';
 import { navLinkServiceFactory } from './nav_link';
 import { embeddablesServiceFactory } from './embeddables';
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import { searchServiceFactory } from './search';
 import { labsServiceFactory } from './labs';
 import { reportingServiceFactory } from './reporting';
 
-export { NotifyService } from './notify';
 export { SearchService } from './search';
 export { PlatformService } from './platform';
 export { NavLinkService } from './nav_link';
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ export type ServiceFromProvider<P> = P extends CanvasServiceProvider<infer T> ?
 export const services = {
   embeddables: new CanvasServiceProvider(embeddablesServiceFactory),
   expressions: new CanvasServiceProvider(expressionsServiceFactory),
-  notify: new CanvasServiceProvider(notifyServiceFactory),
   platform: new CanvasServiceProvider(platformServiceFactory),
   navLink: new CanvasServiceProvider(navLinkServiceFactory),
   search: new CanvasServiceProvider(searchServiceFactory),
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ export type CanvasServiceProviders = typeof services;
 export interface CanvasServices {
   embeddables: ServiceFromProvider<typeof services.embeddables>;
   expressions: ServiceFromProvider<typeof services.expressions>;
-  notify: ServiceFromProvider<typeof services.notify>;
   platform: ServiceFromProvider<typeof services.platform>;
   navLink: ServiceFromProvider<typeof services.navLink>;
   search: ServiceFromProvider<typeof services.search>;
@@ -120,7 +116,6 @@ export const stopServices = () => {
 
 export const {
   embeddables: embeddableService,
-  notify: notifyService,
   platform: platformService,
   navLink: navLinkService,
   expressions: expressionsService,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/stubs/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/stubs/index.ts
index 7246a34d7f49..cebefdd7682c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/stubs/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/stubs/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { embeddablesService } from './embeddables';
 import { expressionsService } from './expressions';
 import { reportingService } from './reporting';
 import { navLinkService } from './nav_link';
-import { notifyService } from './notify';
 import { labsService } from './labs';
 import { platformService } from './platform';
 import { searchService } from './search';
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ export const stubs: CanvasServices = {
   expressions: expressionsService,
   reporting: reportingService,
   navLink: navLinkService,
-  notify: notifyService,
   platform: platformService,
   search: searchService,
   labs: labsService,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/notify.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/notify.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67c5cb6bf79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/notify.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { ToastInputFields } from '../../../../../src/core/public';
+
+export interface CanvasNotifyService {
+  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;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/storybook/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/storybook/index.ts
index de231f730faf..86ff52155a0b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/storybook/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/storybook/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { CanvasPluginServices } from '..';
 import { pluginServiceProviders as stubProviders } from '../stubs';
 import { workpadServiceFactory } from './workpad';
+import { notifyServiceFactory } from './notify';
 
 export interface StorybookParams {
   hasTemplates?: boolean;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export const pluginServiceProviders: PluginServiceProviders<
 > = {
   ...stubProviders,
   workpad: new PluginServiceProvider(workpadServiceFactory),
+  notify: new PluginServiceProvider(notifyServiceFactory),
 };
 
 export const argTypes = {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/storybook/notify.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/storybook/notify.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ffd2ef9d145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/storybook/notify.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
+
+import { PluginServiceFactory } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/presentation_util/public';
+
+import { StorybookParams } from '.';
+import { CanvasNotifyService } from '../notify';
+
+type CanvasNotifyServiceFactory = PluginServiceFactory<CanvasNotifyService, StorybookParams>;
+
+export const notifyServiceFactory: CanvasNotifyServiceFactory = () => ({
+  success: (message) => action(`success: ${message}`)(),
+  error: (message) => action(`error: ${message}`)(),
+  info: (message) => action(`info: ${message}`)(),
+  warning: (message) => action(`warning: ${message}`)(),
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/index.ts
index 586007201db8..5c3440cc4cdb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/index.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@ import {
 
 import { CanvasPluginServices } from '..';
 import { workpadServiceFactory } from './workpad';
+import { notifyServiceFactory } from './notify';
 
 export { workpadServiceFactory } from './workpad';
+export { notifyServiceFactory } from './notify';
 
 export const pluginServiceProviders: PluginServiceProviders<CanvasPluginServices> = {
   workpad: new PluginServiceProvider(workpadServiceFactory),
+  notify: new PluginServiceProvider(notifyServiceFactory),
 };
 
 export const pluginServiceRegistry = new PluginServiceRegistry<CanvasPluginServices>(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/stubs/notify.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/notify.ts
similarity index 54%
rename from x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/stubs/notify.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/notify.ts
index 866da3d459ed..0ad322a414f0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/legacy/stubs/notify.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/notify.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { NotifyService } from '../notify';
+import { PluginServiceFactory } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/presentation_util/public';
+
+import { CanvasNotifyService } from '../notify';
+
+type CanvasNotifyServiceFactory = PluginServiceFactory<CanvasNotifyService>;
 
 const noop = (..._args: any[]): any => {};
 
-export const notifyService: NotifyService = {
+export const notifyServiceFactory: CanvasNotifyServiceFactory = () => ({
   error: noop,
   info: noop,
   success: noop,
   warning: noop,
-};
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/workpad.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/workpad.ts
index 37664244b2d5..6b90cc346834 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/workpad.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/workpad.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export interface WorkpadFindResponse {
 export interface TemplateFindResponse {
   templates: CanvasTemplate[];
 }
-
 export interface CanvasWorkpadService {
   get: (id: string) => Promise<CanvasWorkpad>;
   create: (workpad: CanvasWorkpad) => Promise<CanvasWorkpad>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js
index ac5d768de53b..a8302cf09401 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/state/actions/elements.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { getDefaultElement } from '../defaults';
 import { ErrorStrings } from '../../../i18n';
 import { runInterpreter, interpretAst } from '../../lib/run_interpreter';
 import { subMultitree } from '../../lib/aeroelastic/functional';
-import { services } from '../../services';
+import { pluginServices } from '../../services';
 import { selectToplevelNodes } from './transient';
 import * as args from './resolved_args';
 
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ const fetchRenderableWithContextFn = ({ dispatch, getState }, element, ast, cont
       dispatch(getAction(renderable));
     })
     .catch((err) => {
-      services.notify.getService().error(err);
+      const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+      notifyService.error(err);
       dispatch(getAction(err));
     });
 };
@@ -188,7 +189,8 @@ export const fetchAllRenderables = createThunk(
         return runInterpreter(ast, null, variables, { castToRender: true })
           .then((renderable) => ({ path: argumentPath, value: renderable }))
           .catch((err) => {
-            services.notify.getService().error(err);
+            const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+            notifyService.error(err);
             return { path: argumentPath, value: err };
           });
       });
@@ -307,7 +309,8 @@ const setAst = createThunk('setAst', ({ dispatch }, ast, element, pageId, doRend
     const expression = toExpression(ast);
     dispatch(setExpression(expression, element.id, pageId, doRender));
   } catch (err) {
-    services.notify.getService().error(err);
+    const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+    notifyService.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/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js
index 61a2e612215b..17d0c9649b91 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/state/middleware/es_persist.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ 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 { services } from '../../services';
+import { pluginServices } from '../../services';
 import { canUserWrite } from '../selectors/app';
 
 const { esPersist: strings } = ErrorStrings;
@@ -61,17 +61,19 @@ export const esPersistMiddleware = ({ getState }) => {
 
     const notifyError = (err) => {
       const statusCode = err.response && err.response.status;
+      const notifyService = pluginServices.getServices().notify;
+
       switch (statusCode) {
         case 400:
-          return services.notify.getService().error(err.response, {
+          return notifyService.error(err.response, {
             title: strings.getSaveFailureTitle(),
           });
         case 413:
-          return services.notify.getService().error(strings.getTooLargeErrorMessage(), {
+          return notifyService.error(strings.getTooLargeErrorMessage(), {
             title: strings.getSaveFailureTitle(),
           });
         default:
-          return services.notify.getService().error(err, {
+          return notifyService.error(err, {
             title: strings.getUpdateFailureTitle(),
           });
       }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/storybook/preview.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/storybook/preview.ts
index 266ff767c566..8eae76abaf41 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/storybook/preview.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/storybook/preview.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { action } from '@storybook/addon-actions';
 import { addParameters } from '@storybook/react';
 
 import { startServices } from '../public/services/stubs';
@@ -14,14 +13,7 @@ import { addDecorators } from './decorators';
 // Import Canvas CSS
 import '../public/style/index.scss';
 
-startServices({
-  notify: {
-    success: (message) => action(`success: ${message}`)(),
-    error: (message) => action(`error: ${message}`)(),
-    info: (message) => action(`info: ${message}`)(),
-    warning: (message) => action(`warning: ${message}`)(),
-  },
-});
+startServices();
 
 addDecorators();
 addParameters({