diff --git a/src/components/modal/modal.ts b/src/components/modal/modal.ts
index 6363ffd3ea3..ec0a17cf117 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/modal.ts
+++ b/src/components/modal/modal.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, ComponentRef, ElementRef, DynamicComponentLoader, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ComponentRef, ElementRef, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef, ComponentResolver} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {addSelector} from '../../config/bootstrap';
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
@@ -148,10 +148,7 @@ export class Modal extends ViewController {
       if (originalNgAfterViewInit) {
         originalNgAfterViewInit();
       }
-      this.instance.loadComponent().then( (componentRef: ComponentRef<any>) => {
-        this.setInstance(componentRef.instance);
-        done();
-      });
+      this.instance.loadComponent(done);
     };
   }
 }
@@ -168,14 +165,21 @@ export class ModalCmp {
 
   @ViewChild('viewport', {read: ViewContainerRef}) viewport: ViewContainerRef;
 
-  constructor(protected _loader: DynamicComponentLoader, protected _navParams: NavParams) {}
+  constructor(
+    private _compiler: ComponentResolver,
+    private _navParams: NavParams,
+    private _viewCtrl: ViewController
+  ) {}
 
-  loadComponent(): Promise<ComponentRef<any>> {
-    let componentType = this._navParams.data.componentType;
-    addSelector(componentType, 'ion-page');
+  loadComponent(done: Function) {
+    addSelector(this._navParams.data.componentType, 'ion-modal-inner');
 
-    return this._loader.loadNextToLocation(componentType, this.viewport).then( (componentRef: ComponentRef<any>) => {
-      return componentRef;
+    this._compiler.resolveComponent(this._navParams.data.componentType).then((componentFactory) => {
+      let componentRef = this.viewport.createComponent(componentFactory, this.viewport.length, this.viewport.parentInjector);
+
+      this._viewCtrl.setInstance(componentRef.instance);
+
+      done();
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/modal/test/modal.spec.ts b/src/components/modal/test/modal.spec.ts
index 725b1b1cf5d..a4f2271e00e 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/test/modal.spec.ts
+++ b/src/components/modal/test/modal.spec.ts
@@ -16,65 +16,8 @@ export function run() {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('loaded', () => {
-      it('should call done after loading component and call original ngAfterViewInit method', (done) => {
-        // arrange
-        let modal = new Modal({}, {});
-        let mockInstance = {
-          ngAfterViewInit: () => {},
-          loadComponent: () => {}
-        };
-        let mockComponentRef = {
-          instance: "someData"
-        };
-        modal.instance = mockInstance;
-
-        let ngAfterViewInitSpy = spyOn(mockInstance, "ngAfterViewInit");
-        spyOn(mockInstance, "loadComponent").and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(mockComponentRef));
-
-        let doneCallback = () => {
-          // assert
-          expect(ngAfterViewInitSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-          expect(modal.instance).toEqual("someData");
-          done();
-        };
-
-        // act
-        modal.loaded(doneCallback);
-        // (angular calls ngAfterViewInit, we're not testing angular so manually call it)
-        mockInstance.ngAfterViewInit();
-
-      }, 5000);
-    });
   });
 
-  describe('ModalCmp', () => {
-
-    it('should return a componentRef object after loading component', (done) => {
-      // arrange
-      let mockLoader: any = {
-        loadNextToLocation: () => {}
-      };
-      let mockNavParams: any = {
-        data: {
-          componentType: function mockComponentType(){}
-        }
-      };
-      let mockComponentRef = {};
-
-      spyOn(mockLoader, "loadNextToLocation").and.returnValue(Promise.resolve(mockComponentRef));
-      let modalCmp = new ModalCmp(mockLoader, mockNavParams);
-      modalCmp.viewport = <any>"mockViewport";
-
-      // act
-      modalCmp.loadComponent().then(loadedComponentRef => {
-        // assert
-        expect(loadedComponentRef).toEqual(mockComponentRef);
-        expect(mockLoader.loadNextToLocation).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockNavParams.data.componentType, modalCmp.viewport);
-        done();
-      });
-    }, 5000);
-  });
 }
 
 const STATE_ACTIVE = 'active';
diff --git a/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts b/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
index 5edd378dbd4..c5173b43d15 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/nav-controller.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {ViewContainerRef, DynamicComponentLoader, provide, ReflectiveInjector, ResolvedReflectiveProvider, ElementRef, NgZone, Renderer, Type, EventEmitter} from '@angular/core';
+import {ViewContainerRef, ComponentResolver, ComponentRef, provide, ReflectiveInjector, ResolvedReflectiveProvider, ElementRef, NgZone, Renderer, EventEmitter} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {addSelector} from '../../config/bootstrap';
 import {App} from '../app/app';
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
    */
   id: string;
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   */
-  providers: ResolvedReflectiveProvider[];
-
   /**
    * @private
    */
@@ -217,7 +212,7 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     protected _zone: NgZone,
     protected _renderer: Renderer,
-    protected _loader: DynamicComponentLoader
+    protected _compiler: ComponentResolver
   ) {
     super(elementRef);
 
@@ -231,11 +226,6 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
 
     this.id = (++ctrlIds).toString();
 
-    // build a new injector for child ViewControllers to use
-    this.providers = ReflectiveInjector.resolve([
-      provide(NavController, {useValue: this})
-    ]);
-
     this.viewDidLoad = new EventEmitter();
     this.viewWillEnter = new EventEmitter();
     this.viewDidEnter = new EventEmitter();
@@ -268,12 +258,12 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
 
   /**
    * Set the root for the current navigation stack.
-   * @param {Type} page  The name of the component you want to push on the navigation stack.
+   * @param {Page} page  The name of the component you want to push on the navigation stack.
    * @param {object} [params={}] Any nav-params you want to pass along to the next view.
    * @param {object} [opts={}] Any options you want to use pass to transtion.
    * @returns {Promise} Returns a promise which is resolved when the transition has completed.
    */
-  setRoot(page: Type, params?: any, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
+  setRoot(page: any, params?: any, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
     return this.setPages([{page, params}], opts);
   }
 
@@ -350,11 +340,11 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
    *  }
    *```
    *
-   * @param {array<Type>} pages  An arry of page components and their params to load in the stack.
+   * @param {array<Page>} pages  An arry of page components and their params to load in the stack.
    * @param {object} [opts={}] Nav options to go with this transition.
    * @returns {Promise} Returns a promise which is resolved when the transition has completed.
    */
-  setPages(pages: Array<{page: Type, params?: any}>, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
+  setPages(pages: Array<{page: any, params?: any}>, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
     if (!pages || !pages.length) {
       return Promise.resolve(false);
     }
@@ -451,12 +441,12 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
    *    }
    * }
    * ```
-   * @param {Type} page  The page component class you want to push on to the navigation stack
+   * @param {Page} page  The page component class you want to push on to the navigation stack
    * @param {object} [params={}] Any nav-params you want to pass along to the next view
    * @param {object} [opts={}] Nav options to go with this transition.
    * @returns {Promise} Returns a promise which is resolved when the transition has completed.
    */
-  push(page: Type, params?: any, opts?: NavOptions) {
+  push(page: any, params?: any, opts?: NavOptions) {
     return this.insertPages(-1, [{page: page, params: params}], opts);
   }
 
@@ -543,12 +533,12 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
    * This will insert the `Info` page into the second slot of our navigation stack.
    *
    * @param {number} insertIndex  The index where to insert the page.
-   * @param {Type} page  The component you want to insert into the nav stack.
+   * @param {Page} page  The component you want to insert into the nav stack.
    * @param {object} [params={}] Any nav-params you want to pass along to the next page.
    * @param {object} [opts={}] Nav options to go with this transition.
    * @returns {Promise} Returns a promise which is resolved when the transition has completed.
    */
-  insert(insertIndex: number, page: Type, params?: any, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
+  insert(insertIndex: number, page: any, params?: any, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
     return this.insertPages(insertIndex, [{page: page, params: params}], opts);
   }
 
@@ -576,11 +566,11 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
    * in and become the active page.
    *
    * @param {number} insertIndex  The index where you want to insert the page.
-   * @param {array<{page: Type, params=: any}>} insertPages  An array of objects, each with a `page` and optionally `params` property.
+   * @param {array<{page: Page, params=: any}>} insertPages  An array of objects, each with a `page` and optionally `params` property.
    * @param {object} [opts={}] Nav options to go with this transition.
    * @returns {Promise} Returns a promise which is resolved when the transition has completed.
    */
-  insertPages(insertIndex: number, insertPages: Array<{page: Type, params?: any}>, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
+  insertPages(insertIndex: number, insertPages: Array<{page: any, params?: any}>, opts?: NavOptions): Promise<any> {
     let views = insertPages.map(p => new ViewController(p.page, p.params));
     return this._insertViews(insertIndex, views, opts);
   }
@@ -1450,43 +1440,50 @@ export class NavController extends Ion {
       return;
     }
 
-    // add more providers to just this page
-    let providers = this.providers.concat(ReflectiveInjector.resolve([
-      provide(ViewController, {useValue: view}),
-      provide(NavParams, {useValue: view.getNavParams()})
-    ]));
-
     // automatically set "ion-page" selector
+    // TODO: see about having this set using ComponentFactory
     addSelector(view.componentType, 'ion-page');
 
-    // load the page component inside the nav
-    this._loader.loadNextToLocation(view.componentType, this._viewport, providers).then(component => {
+    this._compiler.resolveComponent(view.componentType).then(componentFactory => {
+
+      // add more providers to just this page
+      let componentProviders = ReflectiveInjector.resolve([
+        provide(NavController, {useValue: this}),
+        provide(ViewController, {useValue: view}),
+        provide(NavParams, {useValue: view.getNavParams()})
+      ]);
+
+      let childInjector = ReflectiveInjector.fromResolvedProviders(componentProviders, this._viewport.parentInjector);
+
+      let componentRef = componentFactory.create(childInjector, null, null);
+
+      this._viewport.insert(componentRef.hostView, this._viewport.length);
 
       // a new ComponentRef has been created
       // set the ComponentRef's instance to its ViewController
-      view.setInstance(component.instance);
+      view.setInstance(componentRef.instance);
 
       // the component has been loaded, so call the view controller's loaded method to load any dependencies into the dom
-      view.loaded( () => {
+      view.loaded(() => {
 
         // the ElementRef of the actual ion-page created
-        let pageElementRef = component.location;
+        let pageElementRef = componentRef.location;
 
         // remember the ChangeDetectorRef for this ViewController
-        view.setChangeDetector(component.changeDetectorRef);
+        view.setChangeDetector(componentRef.changeDetectorRef);
 
         // remember the ElementRef to the ion-page elementRef that was just created
         view.setPageRef(pageElementRef);
 
         // auto-add page css className created from component JS class name
-        let cssClassName = pascalCaseToDashCase(view.componentType['name']);
+        let cssClassName = pascalCaseToDashCase(view.componentType.name);
         this._renderer.setElementClass(pageElementRef.nativeElement, cssClassName, true);
 
         view.onDestroy(() => {
           // ensure the element is cleaned up for when the view pool reuses this element
           this._renderer.setElementAttribute(pageElementRef.nativeElement, 'class', null);
           this._renderer.setElementAttribute(pageElementRef.nativeElement, 'style', null);
-          component.destroy();
+          componentRef.destroy();
         });
 
         if (!navbarContainerRef) {
diff --git a/src/components/nav/nav-portal.ts b/src/components/nav/nav-portal.ts
index 00007028324..1d956c008be 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/nav-portal.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/nav-portal.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Directive, ElementRef, Optional, NgZone, Renderer, DynamicComponentLoader, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
+import {Directive, ElementRef, Optional, NgZone, Renderer, ComponentResolver, ViewContainerRef} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {App} from '../app/app';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ export class NavPortal extends NavController {
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     zone: NgZone,
     renderer: Renderer,
-    loader: DynamicComponentLoader,
+    compiler: ComponentResolver,
     viewPort: ViewContainerRef
   ) {
-    super(parent, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, zone, renderer, loader);
+    super(parent, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, zone, renderer, compiler);
     this.isPortal = true;
     this.setViewport(viewPort);
   }
diff --git a/src/components/nav/nav-router.ts b/src/components/nav/nav-router.ts
index a217b4ecc85..88c72b94cb9 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/nav-router.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/nav-router.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-import {Directive, ViewContainerRef, DynamicComponentLoader, Attribute} from '@angular/core';
-import {
-  RouterOutletMap,
-  Router} from '@angular/router';
-
-import {Nav} from './nav';
-import {ViewController} from './view-controller';
+import {Directive} from '@angular/core';
 
 /**
  * @private
diff --git a/src/components/nav/nav.ts b/src/components/nav/nav.ts
index 3ddb6fc92c0..819c97eac52 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/nav.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/nav.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, ElementRef, ViewContainerRef, DynamicComponentLoader, Input, Optional, NgZone, Renderer, Type, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation, AfterViewInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ElementRef, ViewContainerRef, ComponentResolver, Input, Optional, NgZone, Renderer, ViewChild, ViewEncapsulation, AfterViewInit} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {App} from '../app/app';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ import {ViewController} from './view-controller';
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
 export class Nav extends NavController implements AfterViewInit {
-  private _root: Type;
+  private _root: any;
   private _hasInit: boolean = false;
 
   constructor(
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ export class Nav extends NavController implements AfterViewInit {
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     zone: NgZone,
     renderer: Renderer,
-    loader: DynamicComponentLoader
+    compiler: ComponentResolver
   ) {
-    super(parent, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, zone, renderer, loader);
+    super(parent, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, zone, renderer, compiler);
 
     if (viewCtrl) {
       // an ion-nav can also act as an ion-page within a parent ion-nav
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ export class Nav extends NavController implements AfterViewInit {
    * @input {Page} The Page component to load as the root page within this nav.
    */
   @Input()
-  get root(): Type {
+  get root(): any {
     return this._root;
   }
-  set root(page: Type) {
+  set root(page: any) {
     this._root = page;
 
     if (this._hasInit) {
diff --git a/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts b/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
index f02418c5ebe..d93697ea19e 100644
--- a/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/nav/view-controller.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class ViewController {
    */
   @Output() private _emitter: EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
 
-  constructor(public componentType?: Type, data?: any) {
+  constructor(public componentType?: any, data?: any) {
     // passed in data could be NavParams, but all we care about is its data object
     this.data = (data instanceof NavParams ? data.data : (isPresent(data) ? data : {}));
 
diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.ts b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
index a89f2eef57d..1f4c4981781 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover.ts
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import {Component, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef, DynamicComponentLoader} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef, ComponentResolver} from '@angular/core';
 import {Renderer, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
 
+import {addSelector} from '../../config/bootstrap';
 import {Animation} from '../../animations/animation';
 import {Transition, TransitionOptions} from '../../transitions/transition';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ class PopoverCmp {
   private created: number;
   private showSpinner: boolean;
 
-  constructor(private _loader: DynamicComponentLoader,
+  constructor(
+    private _compiler: ComponentResolver,
     private _elementRef: ElementRef,
     private _renderer: Renderer,
     private _config: Config,
@@ -191,7 +193,11 @@ class PopoverCmp {
   }
 
   ionViewWillEnter() {
-    this._loader.loadNextToLocation(this._navParams.data.componentType, this.viewport).then(componentRef => {
+    addSelector(this._navParams.data.componentType, 'ion-popover-inner');
+
+    this._compiler.resolveComponent(this._navParams.data.componentType).then((componentFactory) => {
+      let componentRef = this.viewport.createComponent(componentFactory, this.viewport.length, this.viewport.parentInjector);
+
       this._viewCtrl.setInstance(componentRef.instance);
 
       // manually fire ionViewWillEnter() since PopoverCmp's ionViewWillEnter already happened
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/tab.ts b/src/components/tabs/tab.ts
index 3a68b5e46d7..0abbf34cb1e 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/tab.ts
+++ b/src/components/tabs/tab.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Component, Inject, forwardRef, ElementRef, NgZone, Renderer, DynamicComponentLoader, ViewContainerRef, ViewChild, Type, ViewEncapsulation, ChangeDetectorRef, EventEmitter, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, Inject, forwardRef, ElementRef, NgZone, Renderer, ComponentResolver, ViewContainerRef, ViewChild, Type, ViewEncapsulation, ChangeDetectorRef, EventEmitter, Input, Output} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {App} from '../app/app';
 import {Config} from '../../config/config';
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ export class Tab extends NavController {
     elementRef: ElementRef,
     zone: NgZone,
     renderer: Renderer,
-    loader: DynamicComponentLoader,
+    compiler: ComponentResolver,
     private _cd: ChangeDetectorRef
   ) {
     // A Tab is a NavController for its child pages
-    super(parentTabs, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, zone, renderer, loader);
+    super(parentTabs, app, config, keyboard, elementRef, zone, renderer, compiler);
 
     parentTabs.add(this);
 
diff --git a/src/config/bootstrap.ts b/src/config/bootstrap.ts
index 9713d64963f..07aa740a324 100644
--- a/src/config/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/config/bootstrap.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {bootstrap} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
-import {Directive, ReflectiveInjector, Renderer, enableProdMode, ViewContainerRef, provide, PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES, ComponentRef, NgZone, DynamicComponentLoader} from '@angular/core';
+import {enableProdMode, provide, PLATFORM_DIRECTIVES, ComponentRef, NgZone} from '@angular/core';
 import {ROUTER_PROVIDERS} from '@angular/router';
 import {LocationStrategy, HashLocationStrategy} from '@angular/common';
 import {HTTP_PROVIDERS} from '@angular/http';