FAQ: Incandescent light bulb ban The 75-watt and 100-watt incandescent bulbs have been phased out and starting Jan. 1 light bulb manufacturers can no longer supply the Canadian market with the bulbs.

The light bulb aisle at some Quebec stores may be a little busier today than usual. A federal ban on 75- and 100-watt incandescent light bulbs made before 2012 came into effect on Jan. 1.

That’s because traditional incandescent bulbs provide just 15 lumens per watt, according to light bulb manufacturer Philips. By contrast, most LED bulbs will get you 75 lumens per watt, or more.

LED light bulbs at IKEA store. Credit - Maksym Kozlenko, CC SA 4.0. America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

Incandescent Lightbulb Ban: Here's What You Need to Know New regulations from the Department of Energy this month have ended the sale of most incandescent lightbulbs in the US.

Rules finalized by the Energy Department will require manufacturers to sell energy-efficient light bulbs -- such as LED bulbs. Those bulbs last 25 to 50 times longer than incandescent bulbs.