2b. By buying manufactured goods (office furniture, workstations, filing cabinet, dormitory furniture and furnishings) from CORCAN, the Government is lowering the cost of incarceration, and providing offenders with work related training which is essential for becoming self sufficient, law abiding citizens upon their release. For departments and agencies procuring CORCAN products, they are indeed buying truly Canadian materials and services that are backed by a sister agency, and saving a significant amount of time and energy because of a much simpler procurement process.