CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

Scale to fit

var image = new Image();
image.src = "imgURL";
image.onload = function(){
    scaleToFit(this);
}

function scaleToFit(img){
    // get the scale
    var scale = Math.min(canvas.width / img.width, canvas.height / img.height);
    // get the top left position of the image
    var x = (canvas.width / 2) - (img.width / 2) * scale;
    var y = (canvas.height / 2) - (img.height / 2) * scale;
    ctx.drawImage(img, x, y, img.width * scale, img.height * scale);
}