The surplus could be taxable, you might want to put it in REER (RRSP) to reduce that tax amount.
Here's a good place to start.
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Your portfolio should be at least 80% boring index ETFs, ideally 90%. I use the remaining 10% as a release valve for the risky/fun stuff, but at least I know that most of my investments will do well.
You should probably open an account at a discount broker. Then you'll be able to decide what you invest in.
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As far as willing to take risks and the not boring part. You can now invest in bitcoin, ethereum and such via ETFs. I would not venture to have more than 5% in cryptos (I currently have ~2.5%, mostly in bitcoin). Personnaly I invest in a few funky ETFs (HERO for videogames, ARB for a long/short fund in SPACs, etc.).
Investing in single stocks is fun, but it's really hard. Personally, not many Canadian Companies currently excite me to the point of investing, and I don't want to get screwed in the exchange rates to invest in the US.
One local company that excited me (Lion Électrique), is going public in the NASDAQ I believe.