CSA CAN3-Z299 is a series of quality assurance standards developed by the Canadian Standards Association in the 1970s. It is an alternative to the ISO 9000 series of standards.The stated objectives of the Z299 series of standards are: CSA CAN3-Z299 is a series of quality assurance standards developed by the Canadian Standards Association in the 1970s. It is an alternative to the ISO 9000 series of standards.The stated objectives of the Z299 series of standards are: (a) “To provide customers with assurance that products or services of the required quality will be supplied;(b) For suppliers to assume responsibility for achieving the required quality and then demonstrating that it has been provided.”