diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md
index 535bd8f11236d..3a383ee72b86a 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 ```typescript
 readonly links: {
+        readonly canvas: {
+            readonly guide: string;
+        };
         readonly dashboard: {
             readonly guide: string;
             readonly drilldowns: string;
diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.md
index b8d0d2288993e..c5bf4babd9da9 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.md
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ export interface DocLinksStart
 |  --- | --- | --- |
 |  [DOC\_LINK\_VERSION](./kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.doc_link_version.md) | <code>string</code> |  |
 |  [ELASTIC\_WEBSITE\_URL](./kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.elastic_website_url.md) | <code>string</code> |  |
-|  [links](./kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md) | <code>{</code><br/><code>        readonly dashboard: {</code><br/><code>            readonly guide: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly drilldowns: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly drilldownsTriggerPicker: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly urlDrilldownTemplateSyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly urlDrilldownVariables: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly discover: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly filebeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly installation: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly configuration: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly elasticsearchOutput: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly elasticsearchModule: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly startup: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly exportedFields: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly auditbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly metricbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly configure: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly httpEndpoint: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly install: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly start: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly enterpriseSearch: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly appSearchBase: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly workplaceSearchBase: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly heartbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly logstash: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly functionbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly winlogbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly aggs: {</code><br/><code>            readonly composite: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly composite_missing_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly date_histogram: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly date_range: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly date_format_pattern: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly filter: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly filters: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly geohash_grid: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly histogram: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly ip_range: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly range: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly significant_terms: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly terms: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly avg: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly avg_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly max_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly min_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly sum_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly cardinality: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly count: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly cumulative_sum: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly derivative: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly geo_bounds: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly geo_centroid: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly max: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly median: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly min: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly moving_avg: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly percentile_ranks: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly serial_diff: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly std_dev: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly sum: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly top_hits: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly runtimeFields: {</code><br/><code>            readonly overview: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly mapping: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly scriptedFields: {</code><br/><code>            readonly scriptFields: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly scriptAggs: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painless: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessApi: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessLangSpec: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessSyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessWalkthrough: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly luceneExpressions: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly indexPatterns: {</code><br/><code>            readonly introduction: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly fieldFormattersNumber: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly fieldFormattersString: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly addData: string;</code><br/><code>        readonly kibana: string;</code><br/><code>        readonly upgradeAssistant: string;</code><br/><code>        readonly elasticsearch: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly siem: {</code><br/><code>            readonly guide: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly gettingStarted: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly query: {</code><br/><code>            readonly eql: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly kueryQuerySyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly luceneQuerySyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly percolate: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly queryDsl: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly date: {</code><br/><code>            readonly dateMath: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly dateMathIndexNames: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly management: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly ml: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly transforms: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly visualize: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly apis: Readonly&lt;{</code><br/><code>            bulkIndexAlias: string;</code><br/><code>            createIndex: string;</code><br/><code>            createSnapshotLifecyclePolicy: string;</code><br/><code>            createRoleMapping: string;</code><br/><code>            createRoleMappingTemplates: string;</code><br/><code>            createApiKey: string;</code><br/><code>            createPipeline: string;</code><br/><code>            createTransformRequest: string;</code><br/><code>            cronExpressions: string;</code><br/><code>            executeWatchActionModes: string;</code><br/><code>            indexExists: string;</code><br/><code>            openIndex: string;</code><br/><code>            putComponentTemplate: string;</code><br/><code>            painlessExecute: string;</code><br/><code>            painlessExecuteAPIContexts: string;</code><br/><code>            putComponentTemplateMetadata: string;</code><br/><code>            putSnapshotLifecyclePolicy: string;</code><br/><code>            putIndexTemplateV1: string;</code><br/><code>            putWatch: string;</code><br/><code>            simulatePipeline: string;</code><br/><code>            updateTransform: string;</code><br/><code>        }&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly observability: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly alerting: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly maps: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly monitoring: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly security: Readonly&lt;{</code><br/><code>            apiKeyServiceSettings: string;</code><br/><code>            clusterPrivileges: string;</code><br/><code>            elasticsearchSettings: string;</code><br/><code>            elasticsearchEnableSecurity: string;</code><br/><code>            indicesPrivileges: string;</code><br/><code>            kibanaTLS: string;</code><br/><code>            kibanaPrivileges: string;</code><br/><code>            mappingRoles: string;</code><br/><code>            mappingRolesFieldRules: string;</code><br/><code>            runAsPrivilege: string;</code><br/><code>        }&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly watcher: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly ccs: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly plugins: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly snapshotRestore: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly ingest: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>    }</code> |  |
+|  [links](./kibana-plugin-core-public.doclinksstart.links.md) | <code>{</code><br/><code>        readonly canvas: {</code><br/><code>            readonly guide: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly dashboard: {</code><br/><code>            readonly guide: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly drilldowns: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly drilldownsTriggerPicker: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly urlDrilldownTemplateSyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly urlDrilldownVariables: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly discover: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly filebeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly installation: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly configuration: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly elasticsearchOutput: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly elasticsearchModule: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly startup: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly exportedFields: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly auditbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly metricbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly configure: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly httpEndpoint: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly install: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly start: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly enterpriseSearch: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly appSearchBase: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly workplaceSearchBase: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly heartbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly logstash: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly functionbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly winlogbeat: {</code><br/><code>            readonly base: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly aggs: {</code><br/><code>            readonly composite: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly composite_missing_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly date_histogram: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly date_range: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly date_format_pattern: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly filter: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly filters: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly geohash_grid: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly histogram: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly ip_range: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly range: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly significant_terms: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly terms: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly avg: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly avg_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly max_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly min_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly sum_bucket: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly cardinality: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly count: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly cumulative_sum: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly derivative: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly geo_bounds: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly geo_centroid: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly max: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly median: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly min: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly moving_avg: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly percentile_ranks: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly serial_diff: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly std_dev: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly sum: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly top_hits: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly runtimeFields: {</code><br/><code>            readonly overview: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly mapping: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly scriptedFields: {</code><br/><code>            readonly scriptFields: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly scriptAggs: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painless: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessApi: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessLangSpec: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessSyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly painlessWalkthrough: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly luceneExpressions: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly indexPatterns: {</code><br/><code>            readonly introduction: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly fieldFormattersNumber: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly fieldFormattersString: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly addData: string;</code><br/><code>        readonly kibana: string;</code><br/><code>        readonly upgradeAssistant: string;</code><br/><code>        readonly elasticsearch: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly siem: {</code><br/><code>            readonly guide: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly gettingStarted: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly query: {</code><br/><code>            readonly eql: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly kueryQuerySyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly luceneQuerySyntax: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly percolate: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly queryDsl: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly date: {</code><br/><code>            readonly dateMath: string;</code><br/><code>            readonly dateMathIndexNames: string;</code><br/><code>        };</code><br/><code>        readonly management: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly ml: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly transforms: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly visualize: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly apis: Readonly&lt;{</code><br/><code>            bulkIndexAlias: string;</code><br/><code>            createIndex: string;</code><br/><code>            createSnapshotLifecyclePolicy: string;</code><br/><code>            createRoleMapping: string;</code><br/><code>            createRoleMappingTemplates: string;</code><br/><code>            createApiKey: string;</code><br/><code>            createPipeline: string;</code><br/><code>            createTransformRequest: string;</code><br/><code>            cronExpressions: string;</code><br/><code>            executeWatchActionModes: string;</code><br/><code>            indexExists: string;</code><br/><code>            openIndex: string;</code><br/><code>            putComponentTemplate: string;</code><br/><code>            painlessExecute: string;</code><br/><code>            painlessExecuteAPIContexts: string;</code><br/><code>            putComponentTemplateMetadata: string;</code><br/><code>            putSnapshotLifecyclePolicy: string;</code><br/><code>            putIndexTemplateV1: string;</code><br/><code>            putWatch: string;</code><br/><code>            simulatePipeline: string;</code><br/><code>            updateTransform: string;</code><br/><code>        }&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly observability: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly alerting: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly maps: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly monitoring: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly security: Readonly&lt;{</code><br/><code>            apiKeyServiceSettings: string;</code><br/><code>            clusterPrivileges: string;</code><br/><code>            elasticsearchSettings: string;</code><br/><code>            elasticsearchEnableSecurity: string;</code><br/><code>            indicesPrivileges: string;</code><br/><code>            kibanaTLS: string;</code><br/><code>            kibanaPrivileges: string;</code><br/><code>            mappingRoles: string;</code><br/><code>            mappingRolesFieldRules: string;</code><br/><code>            runAsPrivilege: string;</code><br/><code>        }&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly watcher: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly ccs: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly plugins: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly snapshotRestore: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>        readonly ingest: Record&lt;string, string&gt;;</code><br/><code>    }</code> |  |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetoappoptions.openinnewtab.md b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetoappoptions.openinnewtab.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4609fa68b3824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/core/public/kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetoappoptions.openinnewtab.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-core-public](./kibana-plugin-core-public.md) &gt; [NavigateToAppOptions](./kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetoappoptions.md) &gt; [openInNewTab](./kibana-plugin-core-public.navigatetoappoptions.openinnewtab.md)
+
+## NavigateToAppOptions.openInNewTab property
+
+if true, will open the app in new tab, will share session information via window.open if base
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+openInNewTab?: boolean;
+```
diff --git a/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts b/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
index 4220d3e490f63..1696db23d2278 100644
--- a/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/doc_links/doc_links_service.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ export class DocLinksService {
     const DOC_LINK_VERSION = injectedMetadata.getKibanaBranch();
     const ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL = 'https://www.elastic.co/';
     const ELASTICSEARCH_DOCS = `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/`;
+    const KIBANA_DOCS = `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/`;
     const PLUGIN_DOCS = `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/`;
 
     return deepFreeze({
       DOC_LINK_VERSION,
       ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL,
       links: {
+        canvas: {
+          guide: `${KIBANA_DOCS}canvas.html`,
+        },
         dashboard: {
           guide: `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/dashboard.html`,
           drilldowns: `${ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL}guide/en/kibana/${DOC_LINK_VERSION}/drilldowns.html`,
@@ -397,6 +401,9 @@ export interface DocLinksStart {
   readonly DOC_LINK_VERSION: string;
   readonly ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL: string;
   readonly links: {
+    readonly canvas: {
+      readonly guide: string;
+    };
     readonly dashboard: {
       readonly guide: string;
       readonly drilldowns: string;
diff --git a/src/core/public/public.api.md b/src/core/public/public.api.md
index 18133ebec3353..b3ded52a98171 100644
--- a/src/core/public/public.api.md
+++ b/src/core/public/public.api.md
@@ -490,6 +490,9 @@ export interface DocLinksStart {
     readonly ELASTIC_WEBSITE_URL: string;
     // (undocumented)
     readonly links: {
+        readonly canvas: {
+            readonly guide: string;
+        };
         readonly dashboard: {
             readonly guide: string;
             readonly drilldowns: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx
index f910aff9a83fe..154beb6faa7b0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/application.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import { KibanaContextProvider } from '../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/publ
 import { registerLanguage } from './lib/monaco_language_def';
 import { SetupRegistries } from './plugin_api';
 import { initRegistries, populateRegistries, destroyRegistries } from './registries';
-import { getDocumentationLinks } from './lib/documentation_links';
 import { HelpMenu } from './components/help_menu/help_menu';
 import { createStore } from './store';
 
@@ -127,6 +126,8 @@ export const initializeCanvas = async (
         }
   );
 
+  // Setup documentation links
+  const { docLinks } = coreStart;
   // Set help extensions
   coreStart.chrome.setHelpExtension({
     appName: i18n.translate('xpack.canvas.helpMenu.appName', {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export const initializeCanvas = async (
     links: [
       {
         linkType: 'documentation',
-        href: getDocumentationLinks().canvas,
+        href: docLinks.links.canvas.guide,
       },
     ],
     content: (domNode) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/documentation_links.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/documentation_links.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e76ab6d1db54b..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/lib/documentation_links.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +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
- * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
- * 2.0.
- */
-
-import { platformService } from '../services';
-
-export const getDocumentationLinks = () => ({
-  canvas: `${platformService
-    .getService()
-    .getElasticWebsiteUrl()}guide/en/kibana/${platformService
-    .getService()
-    .getDocLinkVersion()}/canvas.html`,
-  numeral: `${platformService
-    .getService()
-    .getElasticWebsiteUrl()}guide/en/kibana/${platformService
-    .getService()
-    .getDocLinkVersion()}/guide/numeral.html`,
-});