draw.cs

void canvasControl_Draw(CanvasControl sender, CanvasDrawEventArgs args)
{
  args.DrawingSession.DrawText("Level:", 8, 8, Colors.Yellow);
  
  args.DrawingSession.DrawImage(_playerBitmap, new Rect(_playerPosition.X * size, _playerPosition.Y * size, size, size), new Rect(0, 0, 16, 16), 1, CanvasImageInterpolation.NearestNeighbor);
}

input.cs

private void CoreWindow_KeyUp(Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow sender, Windows.UI.Core.KeyEventArgs args)
{
  switch (virtualKey)
  {
    case VirtualKey.Left: //keyboard
    case VirtualKey.GamepadDPadLeft: //controller
      MoveLeft();
      break;
    case VirtualKey.Right: 
    case VirtualKey.GamepadDPadRight: 
      MoveRight();
      break;
    case VirtualKey.Up: 
    case VirtualKey.GamepadDPadUp: 
      MoveUp();
      break;
    case VirtualKey.Down: 
    case VirtualKey.GamepadDPadDown: 
      MoveDown();
      break;
  }
}

load.cs

private void canvasControl_CreateResources(CanvasControl sender, Microsoft.Graphics.Canvas.UI.CanvasCreateResourcesEventArgs args)
{
    args.TrackAsyncAction(CreateResourcesAsync(sender).AsAsyncAction());
}

private async Task CreateResourcesAsync(CanvasControl sender)
{
  //loading resources
  _playerBitmap = await CanvasBitmap.LoadAsync(sender, new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/player.png"));
}